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.

View from a rocky outcrop overlooking to merging rivers, with a small down at the junction, and blues skies with a few clouds overhead.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is still standing, even after the Civil War and the havoc of DOGE. Photo CC-BY-NC Next Interior.