Oil and gas giant Continental Resources wanted the Bureau of Land Management to sign off on new wells in Wyoming, despite a court injunction there. The agency obliged.

Karen Budd-Falen, a rancher and long-time Republican operative, has been plagued by ethics scandals since taking a top role at the Interior Department.

For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heav...

Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the sy...

Plus, our investigation cited in NYT and featured on Rachel Maddow.

Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the Thacker Pass lithium mine.

Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the Thacker Pass lithium mine.

As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics experts sound the alarm.

Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the Thacker Pass lithium mine.

Journalist Jimmy Tobias sued for the list, which Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed was sitting on her desk in February.

The federal grazing system, propped up by subsidies and access to 375,000 square miles of the West, disproportionately benefits billionaires, mining companies and large corporate outfits. Dwindling ov...

With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...

Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.

Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees.

A rotten week for The White House

Most federal land "we do not even need," wrote former Congressman Steve Pearce in a 2012 letter.

Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land

The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.

The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.

They join a stable of industry insiders at DOI, including DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, who made millions in the energy sector before joining the agency

They join a stable of industry insiders at DOI, including DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, who made millions in the energy sector before joining the agency

Interior Department appointee Daniel Gustafson is a long-time Trump loyalist who participated in a protest to “stop the count” of Michigan ballots in 2020.

Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.

And two former lobbyists join the department’s top ranks.

Records released under the Freedom of Information Act offer a comprehensive look into the secretary’s inner circle.

Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.

Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) bought stock in a dozen mining, oil and gas giants two months before ramming an industry-friendly budget bill through his committee.

Whistleblower Retaliation and Cybersecurity Violations Among First Acts

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.

The internal document calls for opening new lands to oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other uses. It does not mention climate change once.

The internal document calls for opening new lands to oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other uses. It does not mention climate change once.

Investigative reporting on public lands, wildlife and government. Click to read Public Domain, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Plus, a top DOI lawyer’s financial disclosure statement.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.