Save Our Parks
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Defending America’s national parks from Trump’s attacks. Fighting privatization, cuts, and corruption to protect our public lands. #SaveOurParks
National Park Rangers are now being forced to collect higher entry fees from international visitors and screen them, a change meant to intimidate non-citizens and keep them away. This will hurt and be costly for all gateway communities, small businesses, and rural America. https://wapo.st/4bxIMW8
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
National Park Rangers are now being forced to collect higher entry fees from international visitors and screen them, a change meant to intimidate non-citizens and keep them away. This will hurt and be costly for all gateway communities, small businesses, and rural America. https://wapo.st/4bxIMW8
Special interest magnate Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-8) is trying to force mining in the headwaters of the BWCA Wilderness. The RSC just released a framework for selling off America's public lands. The American people defeated one sell-off scheme last year, and they'll do it again. https://bit.ly/4pEAmzx
Republicans Move To Sell Off 'Federal Properties'
The Republican Study Committee says the policy proposal doesn’t target federal public land, but rather “underutilized” federal buildings.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Special interest magnate Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-8) is trying to force mining in the headwaters of the BWCA Wilderness. The RSC just released a framework for selling off America's public lands. The American people defeated one sell-off scheme last year, and they'll do it again. https://bit.ly/4pEAmzx
Rep. Pete Stauber is trying to force mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and Ryan Zinke is back from the political dead to help him. The most visited wilderness in America can't be a playground for foreign mining interests.
https://bit.ly/49IXLKf
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Public land, hunting advocates lobbying moderates to kill pro-mining resolution
Hook and bullet groups want to quash legislation to allow mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Rep. Pete Stauber is trying to force mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and Ryan Zinke is back from the political dead to help him. The most visited wilderness in America can't be a playground for foreign mining interests.
https://bit.ly/49IXLKf
https://bit.ly/49IXLKf
Doug Burgum is becoming an enemy of global freedom and liberty, things he used to claim he cherished. Trump wants to steal Greenland by any means necessary, and Burgum is cheering it on, tweeting jokes about his boss’s corrupt bullying.
https://bit.ly/4q0XpFe
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Doug Burgum Is Becoming What He Hated
The interior secretary and former North Dakota governor used to praise liberty. Now he is betraying it.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Doug Burgum is becoming an enemy of global freedom and liberty, things he used to claim he cherished. Trump wants to steal Greenland by any means necessary, and Burgum is cheering it on, tweeting jokes about his boss’s corrupt bullying.
https://bit.ly/4q0XpFe
https://bit.ly/4q0XpFe
As a member of Trump’s “National Energy Dominance Council,” Burgum is the face of the cheap Venezuelan oil fantasy, which is “the last thing anyone wants” in the heart of America’s oil patch. https://on.wsj.com/45Bh7jx
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As a member of Trump’s “National Energy Dominance Council,” Burgum is the face of the cheap Venezuelan oil fantasy, which is “the last thing anyone wants” in the heart of America’s oil patch. https://on.wsj.com/45Bh7jx
“Only someone with the hubris of a king would direct their minions, namely Doug Burgum, to censor American history they don’t like and cancel a free entrance day for one of our nation’s greatest and most celebrated leaders only to move it to their own birthday.” — Jayson O’Neill, Save Our Parks
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Only someone with the hubris of a king would direct their minions, namely Doug Burgum, to censor American history they don’t like and cancel a free entrance day for one of our nation’s greatest and most celebrated leaders only to move it to their own birthday.” — Jayson O’Neill, Save Our Parks
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the American people have to pay entry fees at our National Parks for the first time in decades. On Trump’s orders, Doug Burgum is happy to erase and forget Black history, and this overt racism is embarrassing, for Burgum and for all of us.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the American people have to pay entry fees at our National Parks for the first time in decades. On Trump’s orders, Doug Burgum is happy to erase and forget Black history, and this overt racism is embarrassing, for Burgum and for all of us.
There’s still time for Senators, especially the members of the Stewardship Caucus, to draw a line in the sand and send “Selloff Steve” Pearce packing. We need elected representatives at every level to protect and defend our parks and public lands, not sell them for parts.
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NEW: Trump’s BLM Director Nominee “Selloff Steve” Pearce’s Inadequate And Disqualifying Ethics Agreement — Save Our Parks
Conflicted Public Land Sell Off Advocate “Selloff Steve” Pearce Caught Maintaining Close Ties to Oil and Gas Business HELENA, MT – This week, just after we learned how Karen Budd-Falen, the nu...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
There’s still time for Senators, especially the members of the Stewardship Caucus, to draw a line in the sand and send “Selloff Steve” Pearce packing. We need elected representatives at every level to protect and defend our parks and public lands, not sell them for parts.
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“Selloff Steve” Pearce made millions of dollars in 2025 from oil & gas special interests. No wonder he’s spent a career calling for the sale of our public lands, which would be his first order of business if confirmed.
When our public lands lose, Selloff Steve wins.
https://bit.ly/3NfzDHQ
When our public lands lose, Selloff Steve wins.
https://bit.ly/3NfzDHQ
Docs Detail Trump BLM Nominee’s Vast Wealth, Financial Entanglements
Last year, Steve Pearce raked in up to $1.1 million off of frac tank leases and water sales — to whom remains unclear.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
“Selloff Steve” Pearce made millions of dollars in 2025 from oil & gas special interests. No wonder he’s spent a career calling for the sale of our public lands, which would be his first order of business if confirmed.
When our public lands lose, Selloff Steve wins.
https://bit.ly/3NfzDHQ
When our public lands lose, Selloff Steve wins.
https://bit.ly/3NfzDHQ
Doug Burgum couldn’t care less about America’s actual interior. He’s pledged to spend 2026 helping Trump “unlock Venezuela’s oil,” adding South American oil field revitalization to the long list of things he’s focusing on instead of protecting our parks and public lands. https://bit.ly/3Z6XRXd
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Doug Burgum couldn’t care less about America’s actual interior. He’s pledged to spend 2026 helping Trump “unlock Venezuela’s oil,” adding South American oil field revitalization to the long list of things he’s focusing on instead of protecting our parks and public lands. https://bit.ly/3Z6XRXd
Anti-public land zealots like Doug Burgum and “Selloff Steve” Pearce aren’t taking time to ease into the new year. And we know Utah Senator Mike Lee is going to spend his 2026 ensuring special interests get everything they want, like “permitting reform.” https://bit.ly/49wtL4m
What will be the biggest public land stories of 2026?
Americans love their public lands and these may be some of the bigger stories to watch out for in the coming year.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Anti-public land zealots like Doug Burgum and “Selloff Steve” Pearce aren’t taking time to ease into the new year. And we know Utah Senator Mike Lee is going to spend his 2026 ensuring special interests get everything they want, like “permitting reform.” https://bit.ly/49wtL4m
Q: Why did congressional Republicans remove language affirming that national parks must remain in federal hands?
A: So Burgum and his goons can complete their fail-by-design plan to transfer, privatize, and sell our parks off.
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A: So Burgum and his goons can complete their fail-by-design plan to transfer, privatize, and sell our parks off.
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Trump’s Billionaire Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Treating America’s Natural Heritage As Items On Corporate Balance Sheet — Save Our Parks
Wes Siler Exposes Trump and Burgum’s Plan to Systematically Exploit and Privatize America’s Parks, Public Lands, and Wildlife HELENA, MT – This week, Save Our Parks rele...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Q: Why did congressional Republicans remove language affirming that national parks must remain in federal hands?
A: So Burgum and his goons can complete their fail-by-design plan to transfer, privatize, and sell our parks off.
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A: So Burgum and his goons can complete their fail-by-design plan to transfer, privatize, and sell our parks off.
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Congress rejected the most drastic funding and staffing cuts Trump and Burgum proposed to our parks and public lands, but they removed language affirming that national parks must remain federal lands, making them more vulnerable than ever to sell offs and privatization. https://bit.ly/4qhX1D8
Senate Rejects Devastating National Park Funding and Staffing Cuts but Leaves Door Open to Future Threats
“NPCA and park advocates across the country have been sounding the alarm on the need for park funding and staffing for months, and Congress listened." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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January 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Congress rejected the most drastic funding and staffing cuts Trump and Burgum proposed to our parks and public lands, but they removed language affirming that national parks must remain federal lands, making them more vulnerable than ever to sell offs and privatization. https://bit.ly/4qhX1D8
We’ve spent months documenting conflicts of interest and potentially illegal activity by cronies at Burgum’s Interior Department, many of whom haven’t provided financial or ethics disclosures. What we’ve uncovered so far is just the tip of the iceberg. bit.ly/3YtqYUu
Weekly Watch: Karen Budd-Falen and “Selloff Steve” Pearce Take Grifting to New Heights — Save Our Parks
Burgum’s Top Lieutenant is Making a Killing in Public Service and Pearce’s Ethics Agreement Reveals He’s Planning a Similar Grift HELENA, MT – Save Our Parks is tracking the massive assaul...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
We’ve spent months documenting conflicts of interest and potentially illegal activity by cronies at Burgum’s Interior Department, many of whom haven’t provided financial or ethics disclosures. What we’ve uncovered so far is just the tip of the iceberg. bit.ly/3YtqYUu
When we said the Trump administration grift off of equity stake mining corporations was real, we meant it. Burgum’s top lieutenant, anti-public land zealot Karen Budd-Falen, is just the latest crony to get their hand caught in the cookie jar of corruption. bit.ly/3LwxPth
Doug Burgum’s Interior Department Third-in-Command Made Millions Off Trump Administration Fast-Tracked Lithium Mine — Save Our Parks
New Revelations About Karen Budd-Falen Come on the Heels of Financial Disclosure Confirming Her Sizable Big Oil Investments, Federal Grazing Leases, and Failed Financial and Ethical Disclosure...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
When we said the Trump administration grift off of equity stake mining corporations was real, we meant it. Burgum’s top lieutenant, anti-public land zealot Karen Budd-Falen, is just the latest crony to get their hand caught in the cookie jar of corruption. bit.ly/3LwxPth
Karen Budd-Falen’s family is making millions of dollars off of her “public service.” It’s long past time for our representatives in Congress to say enough is enough and open an investigation into just how deep the rot at our Interior Department goes. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Karen Budd-Falen’s family is making millions of dollars off of her “public service.” It’s long past time for our representatives in Congress to say enough is enough and open an investigation into just how deep the rot at our Interior Department goes. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
Karen Budd-Falen’s naked corruption and self-dealing is par for the course at Doug Burgum’s Interior Department, which, instead of serving the American people, has spent a year offering concierge, white glove service to Big Oil and monied special interests. https://wapo.st/49ENbVU
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Karen Budd-Falen’s naked corruption and self-dealing is par for the course at Doug Burgum’s Interior Department, which, instead of serving the American people, has spent a year offering concierge, white glove service to Big Oil and monied special interests. https://wapo.st/49ENbVU
Anti-public land zealot Karen Budd-Falen is working hard to advance her own interests at Interior, and so far, she’s doing great: the Trump administration fast-tracked a massive lithium mine and made her family millions. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Anti-public land zealot Karen Budd-Falen is working hard to advance her own interests at Interior, and so far, she’s doing great: the Trump administration fast-tracked a massive lithium mine and made her family millions. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
Doug Burgum’s third-in-command Karen Budd-Falen made millions after the Trump administration fast-tracked what’s now the nation’s biggest lithium mine. Illegal, conflict of interest, corruption, or whatever you want to call it, there’s a rot in our Interior Department. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Doug Burgum’s third-in-command Karen Budd-Falen made millions after the Trump administration fast-tracked what’s now the nation’s biggest lithium mine. Illegal, conflict of interest, corruption, or whatever you want to call it, there’s a rot in our Interior Department. https://nyti.ms/3LfBVWM
New year, same mission: Save Our Parks is here to save, protect, and preserve America’s parks and public lands. At every step of the way, we will fight to thwart Trump and Burgum’s unprecedented assault and systematic dismantling of America’s shared natural heritage.
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New year, same mission: Save Our Parks is here to save, protect, and preserve America’s parks and public lands. At every step of the way, we will fight to thwart Trump and Burgum’s unprecedented assault and systematic dismantling of America’s shared natural heritage.
As we approach the new year, we only expect more corruption from Burgum and this administration. We know they’re engaging in unethical (and probably illegal) insider trading. What else are Doug Burgum and his cronies hiding?
https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC
https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC
Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As we approach the new year, we only expect more corruption from Burgum and this administration. We know they’re engaging in unethical (and probably illegal) insider trading. What else are Doug Burgum and his cronies hiding?
https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC
https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC
Burgum got Trump exactly what he wanted this Christmas: he's turned America’s parks and public lands into Trump’s personal propaganda tools, removing signs and exhibits about climate change, slavery, Black history, and Indigenous history from parks nationwide.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Burgum got Trump exactly what he wanted this Christmas: he's turned America’s parks and public lands into Trump’s personal propaganda tools, removing signs and exhibits about climate change, slavery, Black history, and Indigenous history from parks nationwide.
Forceful opposition to “Selloff Steve” Pearce’s BLM nomination continues to grow. As members of Congress arrive home for the holidays, they must consider the consequences of confirming an anti-public land zealot like Pearce to lead the country’s largest land managing bureau. https://bit.ly/4s2Bgsl
Bennet joins Hickenlooper in opposing BLM director nominee
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is opposing President Trump’s nominee to become director of the Bureau of Land Management, shortly after fellow Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper, also a Democrat, became
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Forceful opposition to “Selloff Steve” Pearce’s BLM nomination continues to grow. As members of Congress arrive home for the holidays, they must consider the consequences of confirming an anti-public land zealot like Pearce to lead the country’s largest land managing bureau. https://bit.ly/4s2Bgsl
Trump will inevitably dump Cheerleader Doug Burgum for someone younger and more interesting. But whether or not he accomplishes Trump’s goal of privatizing our parks and selling off our public lands, Burgum will forever be stained by his “service” to this administration.
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump will inevitably dump Cheerleader Doug Burgum for someone younger and more interesting. But whether or not he accomplishes Trump’s goal of privatizing our parks and selling off our public lands, Burgum will forever be stained by his “service” to this administration.
We know this administration is engaged in corporate socialism, propping up mining companies on one hand and fast-tracking public land extraction on the other. And it seems Trump officials are engaging in insider trading, profiting at our expense too... https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC
Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We know this administration is engaged in corporate socialism, propping up mining companies on one hand and fast-tracking public land extraction on the other. And it seems Trump officials are engaging in insider trading, profiting at our expense too... https://nyti.ms/3Ymf7aC