Natural Resources

Trump DOI Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

"A high-ranking official in the Interior Department is drawing scrutiny from ethics experts because she failed to disclose her family’s financial interest in the nation’s largest lithium mine that had been approved by her agency, according to state and federal records."

Source: NYTimes, 01/05/2026

"U.S. Takes a Step Toward Approving Seabed Mining in International Waters"

"The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had received an application for seabed mining exploration in international waters, the first in its effort to encourage the controversial industry."

Source: NYTimes, 12/24/2025

"Trump May Give 775 Acres of a Federal Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX"

"The Trump administration is considering giving nearly 800 acres of land in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas to SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NYTimes, 12/24/2025

BLM Makes More Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Available For Energy, Mining

"The Trump administration is planning on making more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development in eight Western states, a move worrying environmentalists watching for the declining population of greater sage-grouse."

Source: Utah News Dispatch, 12/23/2025

"The World’s Last Flock of Wild Whooping Cranes Gets More Living Space"

"On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, conservation groups have acquired more than 3,000 acres of nearly pristine prairie to preserve as habitat for endangered whooping cranes, one of the rarest birds in North America."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/22/2025

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