Kate and Aaron are joined by Jimmy Tobias, a public lands reporter and contributor to the Public Domain substack, and Jacob Malcom, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Environmental Management at the Interior Department, to talk about Elon Musk’s attacks on the Interior Department and its employees. Jimmy has been covering changes inside Interior since President Donald Trump took office, and Jacob chose to leave his job at the Interior Department last month in response to the mass firings and changes implemented by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
News

* Trump Executive Order Streamlines Mining Permits. Environmentalists Fear What Comes Next – Inside Climate News
* Interior, HUD to offer federal lands to build affordable housing – E&E News
* Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say – Outdoor Life
* Federal appeals court sides with corner-crossing hunters in Wyoming dispute – Montana Free Press

Resources

* Subscribe to Public Domain 
* Episode transcript
* Email us at podcast@westernpriorities.org

Credits
Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss 
Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org
Music: Purple Planet
Featured image: Tyler Hassen (right), who has been working as a DOGE operative at the Interior Department, was delegated the authority of an assistant secretary. Photo credit: DOGE/X