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Elon Musk's DOGE Controls Your Public Lands Now

DOGE—the Department of Government Efficiency—controls your public lands now. I wish I was kidding, but on April 17th, supposed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum handed Elon Musk the entirety of America's accumulated public lands. That includes national parks, Bureau of Land Management, and Forestry lands, as well as the…

The 'Public Lands Rule' Is Set to Be Rescinded, and We're Still Fighting Each Other

The 'Public Lands Rule' Is Set to Be Rescinded, and We're Still Fighting Each Other

Honestly, I'm more than happy to get hate mail most days. It means you're reading RideApart, and a hate click is still a click. And daddy loves those clicks.

Equinor halts Empire Wind construction after Trump order, considers legal action

Equinor halts Empire Wind construction after Trump order, considers legal action

The project was slated to power the equivalent of 500,000 New York homes.

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SEMA Still Supports the Guy Trying to Sell Off Your Public Land

A few days ago, REI came out and apologized for supporting the nomination and subsequent appointment of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. Their reversal comes after Burgum's actions and statements about selling off public lands, using them for mineral and logging extraction, and his joint statement with the Housing and…

"Signing that letter was a mistake": REI apologizes for endorsing politician behind America's National Parks chaos

The outdoor brand has pulled its support and launched a petition to keep public lands public

Interior Department staff’s unusual demands — like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies — have ‘alarmed’ officials

The Interior Department staff also ordered a U.S. Park Police helicopter for personal transport and asked political appointees to work as servers for a meal, a report claims

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Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says officials will ensure proper staffing to let that happen

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Trump Opens Up Public Land to Be Strip Mined, Mineral Industry Rejoices

Trump Opens Up Public Land to Be Strip Mined, Mineral Industry Rejoices

Whether you enjoy public lands to camp, fish, hike, climb, hunt, ride, or drive on, there's one thing that ties each discipline together: no matter your tribe, those lands are under attack right now.

Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings

Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings

Officials said accessing system that processes 276,000 employees’ salaries could put unit at risk of cyber-attacks

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Democrats, like Trump, have sought public lands for housing - Roll Call

Democrats, like Trump, have sought public lands for housing - Roll Call

President Donald Trump’s pledge to use public lands to help address the housing crunch has some rare bipartisan support.

Trump official gives clearest indication yet that there are plans to put Donald Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore

Trump official gives clearest indication yet that there are plans to put Donald Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore

President Trump’s daughter-in-law says ‘a lot of people wonder’ whether his face will be added to the South Dakota monument

The Independent UK

Interior reopens millions of acres in Alaska for energy development - Roll Call

Interior reopens millions of acres in Alaska for energy development - Roll Call

The Interior Department will expand drilling opportunities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve.

Trump Advances Another LNG Project, Drawing Environmentalist Ire

Trump Advances Another LNG Project, Drawing Environmentalist Ire

President Donald Trump's administration advanced another major US natural gas export project on Wednesday, handing oil companies a win the same day as a White House meeting with industry executives.

International Business Times

White House sparks uncertainty over fate of two major California national monuments

White House sparks uncertainty over fate of two major California national monuments

New White House fact sheet has removed references to Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments

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Big oil gathers in Texas – but beneath the bravado, Trump-induced anxiety

Energy summit in Houston makes clear US is nowhere close to curbing fossil fuels, but tariffs are causing disquiet

Workforce cuts raise concerns over national park upkeep - Roll Call

Staffing cuts at the National Park Service are emerging as a test of public support for efforts to slash the federal workforce.

International Business Times

Energy Industry Meets After Trump Tears Up US Green Agenda

Top energy industry figures converge on Houston this week for their biggest gathering since Donald Trump returned to the White House to champion fossil fuels and undo Joe Biden's climate legacy.

The Independent UK

Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

The planned expansion of a massive liquified natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for U.S. energy policy, according to two members of President Donald Trump's cabinet who spoke to workers there

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Big oil is waging ‘biggest campaign of political interference in US history’, senator says

Fossil fuel groups poured a record $96m into Trump ahead of the 2024 election, demanding more scrutiny, not less, says Sheldon Whitehouse

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos pitched Trump a different VP pick last summer – months before he pulled endorsement for Harris, new book claims

The genesis of the Bezos-Trump alliance is said to have been fostered over a phone call last summer

The Independent UK

National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency

The Guardian - UK

A ‘recipe for extinction’: can the US’s envied nature protections survive Trump and his ‘God squad’?

Fears grow for endangered species as the US president sets about dismantling basic laws to protect them to make way for oil and gas drilling

The Independent UK

Oil and gas advocate named by Trump to lead agency that manages federal lands

President Donald Trump has nominated a longtime oil and gas industry representative to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land concentrated in western states

Arizona Senate President Urges Interior Secretary To Undo 'Land Grab'

Arizona Senate president urges reversal of Biden's national monument designation to unlock uranium reserves for domestic energy development.

International Business Times

Trump Declares Feb. 9 'Gulf of America Day'

Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico is part of his broader effort to "restore names that celebrate American greatness."

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