Public Domain
Public Domain, Jimmy Tobias, Roque Planas, Julia Kane, Chris D'AngeloInvestigative reporting on public lands, wildlife and government
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A Top Interior Official’s Former Ranching Clients Wanted Bison Off Public Land. Doug Burgum Personally Intervened.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in late March after signing of a memorandum of understanding to boost grazing on federal lands. Photo credit: USDA, X
In August 2022, Karen Budd-Falen, a private at...
Top Interior Official Ensnared In Second Major Scandal
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, left, and Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s associate deputy secretary, in late March at the signing of a memorandum of understanding to boost grazing on federal lands. Photo credit: USDA, X
A top Interior Depa...
Emails Show How Interior Dept Delivered New Drilling Permits for Burgum's Billionaire Ally
President Trump and Harold Hamm in 2019. Source: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
This piece was produced in partnership with Fieldnotes, a watchdog organization that investigates the oil and gas industry.
On April 23, 2025, Interior Secretary Doug Bu...
Trump Admin Opens Door to Resumed ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Use on BLM Land
A cyanide bomb. Photo Credit: Brooks Fahy
The Trump administration has quietly opened the door to the resumed use of so-called “cyanide bombs” on Bureau of Land Management parcels across the country, according to an internal April 2026 mem...
Montana GOP Candidate Has History Of Calling For Federal Land Transfers
Montana Republican congressional candidate Aaron Flint, right, appears at a campaign event in March along with Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), second from left. (Photo credit: @RyanZinke, X)
In a video announcing his Congressional bid in Montan...
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Investigative reporting on public lands, wildlife and government.
co-founder/reporter at Public Domain, covering public lands, wildlife and the Interior Department
Co-founder of Public Domain. Reporter covering wildlife and public land issues.
Oil & gas researcher at @fieldnotes.co.
co-founder/reporter at publicdomain.media, covering public lands, wildlife and environmental policy
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