Interior's Public Lands Rule: Gaslighting us to take away tools for conservation The Trump administration’s proposal to rescind the Public Lands Rule will harm our public lands, hamper conservation, and leave people less well-off. And they're doing it by gaslighting people into believing the word “use” means something different than it really does.
Letter to the Future: Interior at 200 years old Thinking about the future and what we need to do to secure it for future generations, with a letter to my daughter in 2049.
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 07 August 2025 A week ago, our relationship with the integrity of federal data was different
integrity Integrity matters President Trump's firing of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a clear threat to all independent federal data and statistics, including those at Interior, because it is aimed at undercutting integrity of the system.
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 31 July 2025 DOGE is departing, science and renewables are under attack, a leader for parks and wildlife without any relevant experience, and more.
We Need a Trust Fund - or Superfund - for AI AI is everywhere, it is impacting people, society, and nature, and we need to start taking action - for Interior and beyond
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 17 July 2025 The format for this week’s digest Memo is slightly different from past weeks, giving a bit more information on one key news topic from the week (funding), plus a bit of information about upcoming Memos. Be sure to use the thumbsup / thumbsdown at the end if you are moved
Next Interior Fellows Program In last week's Digest, we noted that if you’re interested in developing an idea that will support Interior’s future work at the intersection of people, climate, and nature, we'd be sharing a funding opportunity of interest.
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 10 July 2025 Updates from OBBBA to upcoming appropriations news, plus the importance of institutions to people and society
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 03 July 2025 A few updates as we head into Independence Day weekend
Independence Day, the Four Freedoms, and public servants They're all related and we should celebrate them together
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 27 June 2025 It's been another busy week for Interior and things that matter to its mission and serving the country
WGA 2025: Some highlights and thoughts from the Western Governors' Association meeting A lot of topics relevant to Interior, like public lands, Tribes, AI and energy, and more. Some good, some not-so-good.
Next Interior Memos weekly digest, 19 June 2025 This week, Next Interior Memos will begin trying out a weekly digest to bring you a high-level view of what happened last week, what’s coming up, and other recaps of interest.
Members Day with House Natural Resources Each Congress, committees set up a day when members of Congress can raise any issues within the committee's jurisdiction. Today it is House Natural Resources, which plays a huge role in Interior.
City Nature Challenge from Interior's lands and waters This time last year, I was out in the American Southwest with family and friends, engaged in competition. We were finding plants and critters from the valley bottom along the Rio Grande to spruce-pine forests over 10,000' in elevation. The lands and waters of the Department of the
Congress to claw back foreign aid funding? May 5th. That's shaping up to be the deadline for the first of what may be many votes by Congress to take back funding it's already appropriated to federal agencies. The DC news organization Punchbowl is reporting that this package of rescissions will be focused on
Background Featured America depends on the U.S. Department of the Interior every day But Interior is under threat
