On August 7, 2026, the Department of the Interior disapproved 140 National Park Service agreements with outside partners at 61 parks, offices, and programs in all seven Park Service regions, as the Washington Post reported earlier this month. While a handful of those agreements have since been appealed or partially appealed, 133 remain disapproved, blocking […]

In a recent Newsmax interview, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was asked about the backlash to the Trump administration’s attempt to shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.

In a recent Newsmax interview, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was asked about the backlash to the Trump administration’s attempt to shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has spent the past 18 months arguing for data centers. Now he’s putting them on public lands

August 6, 2026

WASHINGTON—With fragrant smoke wafting down Pennsylvania Avenue as a line of administration officials and VIPs stretched around the block, sources reported Saturday that leadership at the U.S. Department of the Interior had begun grilling up the nation’s last remaining endangered species. “Whooping crane’s served!” said an apron-clad Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who manned multiple grills […]

With the inspector general’s independence compromised, Congress is the only oversight left. It should start issuing subpoenas

Join us for a live podcast recording about the threats facing New Mexico’s public lands.

Rallies held from Ogden to Bluff illustrate broad support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase in Utah

Gov. Spencer Cox has said Utah will likely sue if President Joe Biden enlarges Bears Ears National Monument. But experts say that could be a hard case to win.

By Lew Carpenter

Lies about the correct size of a monument, the history of the Antiquities Act, and hunting and fishing access were all used to justify the downsizing

Senator Lee spent years trying to sell off public lands in the name of housing. Then he voted against the biggest housing bill in a generation and blamed immigrants for the affordable housing crisis.

The Inquirer's discovery of these changes come as Philadelphians are grappling with the Trump administration's attacks on the President's House Site.

A 1950s defense law is being rewritten to gut environmental review, expand the government's financial stake in mining, and fast-track extraction in the name of 'emergencies'

A new lawsuit targeting a timber sale in Oregon could decide the fate of all BLM land management plans submitted since 1996

In his second term, President Trump has taken action to remove protections from more than 86 million acres of public lands, threatening beloved landscapes and wildlife across the country.

The legislation is poised to be the largest housing package to be signed into law in decades.

American democracy is in jeopardy, from the disastrous Citizens United ruling that flooded our politics with corporate cash to the immoral assault on voting rights. We work every day to defend against these threats and advance bold reforms.

Twenty-five members of Congress are working to remove protections from America’s public lands and waters through dozens of antiparks bills.