Chris D’Angelo
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Investigative reporting on public lands, wildlife and government. Click to read Public Domain, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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🚨🚨🚨really excited to introduce Public Domain — an investigative, independent newsdesk I've launched w/ @jamesctobias.bsky.social & Roque Planas
we will be digging deep into enviro agencies and the public lands, wildlife and natural resources they manage
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we will be digging deep into enviro agencies and the public lands, wildlife and natural resources they manage
join us!
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NEW: House Dems request Interior IG investigate BOEM acting director Matt Giacona for potential ethics violations, citing Public Domain’s exposé in June that detailed his work on policy matters that were previously the focus of his oil lobbying career.
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Lawmakers Seek Ethics Probe Into Top Offshore Oil Regulator
Citing a Public Domain exposé, House Democrats ask Interior’s watchdog to investigate potential ethics violations by acting BOEM director Matt Giacona
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October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEW: House Dems request Interior IG investigate BOEM acting director Matt Giacona for potential ethics violations, citing Public Domain’s exposé in June that detailed his work on policy matters that were previously the focus of his oil lobbying career.
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Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive.
A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart
Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive.
A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
House Dems are demanding DOI turn over DOGE operative Hassen's financial/ethics docs
Docs that Public Domain obtained raise Qs about whether or when Hassen divested of energy-related holdings
Hassen was replaced in his role while we were reporting this story
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Docs that Public Domain obtained raise Qs about whether or when Hassen divested of energy-related holdings
Hassen was replaced in his role while we were reporting this story
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Democratic Lawmakers Demand Interior DOGE Leader’s Financial, Ethics Docs
Documents obtained by Public Domain raise ethics questions about former oil executive Tyler Hassen's investments.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
House Dems are demanding DOI turn over DOGE operative Hassen's financial/ethics docs
Docs that Public Domain obtained raise Qs about whether or when Hassen divested of energy-related holdings
Hassen was replaced in his role while we were reporting this story
www.publicdomain.media/p/tyler-hass...
Docs that Public Domain obtained raise Qs about whether or when Hassen divested of energy-related holdings
Hassen was replaced in his role while we were reporting this story
www.publicdomain.media/p/tyler-hass...
scoop from @jamesctobias.bsky.social: Internal docs obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an ESA or NEPA review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz”
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Feds Failed To Conduct Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz', Internal Documents Show
The controversial migrant detention facility in Florida is being sued for violating federal environmental protections and harming endangered species
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August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
scoop from @jamesctobias.bsky.social: Internal docs obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an ESA or NEPA review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz”
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The Trump administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.
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The Trump Team’s Incoherence On Migratory Bird Rules
The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Trump administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.
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NEW: Republican-backed wolf-culling campaigns may wind up triggering federal protections again.
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Denial Of Gray Wolf Protections Violated Endangered Species Act, Judge Rules
Republican-backed wolf-culling campaigns may wind up triggering federal protections again.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NEW: Republican-backed wolf-culling campaigns may wind up triggering federal protections again.
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excited for this one! tune in at 10 am!
10 am Eastern join me LIVE with questions for journalists running the Public Domain Substack on threats to public lands and the agencies tasked with managing them for all Americians.
Viewing links (no signup): revkin.substack.com/p/live-today...
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July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
excited for this one! tune in at 10 am!
"Not one acre" became a rallying cry against Utah Sen. Mike Lee's attempt to sell off millions of acres of public land for housing development.
The Trump admin has a similar proposal, with ~400k on the chopping block.
Will 'not one acre' carry over?
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The Trump admin has a similar proposal, with ~400k on the chopping block.
Will 'not one acre' carry over?
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The Trump Team Is Still Eyeing Hundreds Of Thousands Acres Of Public Land For Housing
Will the administration’s ongoing push to open federal lands for housing development face the same public backlash that Sen. Mike Lee triggered?
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July 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Not one acre" became a rallying cry against Utah Sen. Mike Lee's attempt to sell off millions of acres of public land for housing development.
The Trump admin has a similar proposal, with ~400k on the chopping block.
Will 'not one acre' carry over?
www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-team...
The Trump admin has a similar proposal, with ~400k on the chopping block.
Will 'not one acre' carry over?
www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-team...
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“We’re like blasting our nose off our face" Maine and the OBBA from @chrisdangelo.bsky.social themainemonitor.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Maine clean energy
+ more Maine environmental...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“We’re like blasting our nose off our face" Maine and the OBBA from @chrisdangelo.bsky.social themainemonitor.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
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Renewables and storage come to rescue in New England heat wave www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
A heat wave hit New England's grid. Clean energy saved the day.
On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of…
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July 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Renewables and storage come to rescue in New England heat wave www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Aubrie Spady, who covered Interior chief Doug Burgum as a reporter at Fox News, was recently hired as Burgum's deputy press secretary.
Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
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Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
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She Covered Trump’s Interior Chief At Fox News. Now She’s His Flack.
Aubrie Spady was recently hired as Interior’s deputy press secretary. Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Aubrie Spady, who covered Interior chief Doug Burgum as a reporter at Fox News, was recently hired as Burgum's deputy press secretary.
Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
www.publicdomain.media/p/aubrie-spa...
Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
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“listening”, round 4
BREAKING: Sen. Mike Lee is STILL trying to sell off public land. He just released a FOURTH version of his reconciliation language, and it keeps getting worse. It doesn't look like this version has been reviewed by the parliamentarian, but he's still trying.
🧵:
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🧵:
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June 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“listening”, round 4
floundering in an ocean of public outrage
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Mike Lee Flails As His Public Land Sale Triggers Firestorm
The Utah Senator says he is rewriting his controversial bill to narrow the scope of federal land sales. It is unlikely to appease his growing number of critics.
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June 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
floundering in an ocean of public outrage
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If you are a #PublicLand supporter, you need good reporting. Public Domain is at the top and need your support. I pay; if you can, please do so. Our common inheritance depends on it.
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Public Land Reporting Has Never Mattered More
Please help Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most to make sense of these fast-moving developments: hard facts and context.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you are a #PublicLand supporter, you need good reporting. Public Domain is at the top and need your support. I pay; if you can, please do so. Our common inheritance depends on it.
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America's public lands—our lands—are at a crossroads.
America's conservation tradition is on the the line.
Help our team at Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most in this moment: hard facts and context.
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America's conservation tradition is on the the line.
Help our team at Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most in this moment: hard facts and context.
www.publicdomain.media/p/public-dom...
Public Land Reporting Has Never Mattered More
Please help Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most to make sense of these fast-moving developments: hard facts and context.
www.publicdomain.media
June 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
America's public lands—our lands—are at a crossroads.
America's conservation tradition is on the the line.
Help our team at Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most in this moment: hard facts and context.
www.publicdomain.media/p/public-dom...
America's conservation tradition is on the the line.
Help our team at Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most in this moment: hard facts and context.
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a special carveout for Big Sky Country and crickets from Montana's GOP senators over the last week — has the perceived Montana firewall against a public land sell-off started to crumble?
my latest...
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my latest...
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Is The Montana Firewall On Public Land Sales Crumbling?
A special carveout for Big Sky Country and crickets from the state’s GOP senators over the last week expose cracks in the Montana delegation’s pro-public lands proclamations.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
a special carveout for Big Sky Country and crickets from Montana's GOP senators over the last week — has the perceived Montana firewall against a public land sell-off started to crumble?
my latest...
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my latest...
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In which I try to clear up the confusion about public lands acreage for sale in the Senate's latest budget reconciliation bill. Spoiler: It's not 294 million, but it's still atrocious. open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
Trump's DOJ takes aim at the Antiquities Act
Also: Cutting through the public land sell-off misinformation
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June 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
In which I try to clear up the confusion about public lands acreage for sale in the Senate's latest budget reconciliation bill. Spoiler: It's not 294 million, but it's still atrocious. open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
today — w/ Senate Republicans having moved to force as much as 3.2M acres of public lands to be sold off to developers — would be a really great time to support our investigative public lands reporting
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June 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
today — w/ Senate Republicans having moved to force as much as 3.2M acres of public lands to be sold off to developers — would be a really great time to support our investigative public lands reporting
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Sen. Mike Lee boldly goes where so many Utah Republicans have gone before.
Up to 3.2 million acres of federal public lands — your lands — could be headed to the auction block.
It’s Jason Chaffetz 2.0. Expect a firestorm.
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Up to 3.2 million acres of federal public lands — your lands — could be headed to the auction block.
It’s Jason Chaffetz 2.0. Expect a firestorm.
www.publicdomain.media/p/federal-la...
Utah Senator Resurrects Federal Land Sell-Off. This Time It’s A Fire Sale.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s contribution to the GOP’s “big, beautiful” budget bill would auction off up to 3.2 million acres of the public domain.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sen. Mike Lee boldly goes where so many Utah Republicans have gone before.
Up to 3.2 million acres of federal public lands — your lands — could be headed to the auction block.
It’s Jason Chaffetz 2.0. Expect a firestorm.
www.publicdomain.media/p/federal-la...
Up to 3.2 million acres of federal public lands — your lands — could be headed to the auction block.
It’s Jason Chaffetz 2.0. Expect a firestorm.
www.publicdomain.media/p/federal-la...
NEW: Trump's Interior has released a draft 4-year strategic plan
the new doc omits these contentious goals that were contained in a prior leaked version...
- "release federal holdings"
- "right-size monuments"
- "return heritage lands" to states
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the new doc omits these contentious goals that were contained in a prior leaked version...
- "release federal holdings"
- "right-size monuments"
- "return heritage lands" to states
www.publicdomain.media/p/new-trump-...
New Interior Draft Strategic Plan Drops Mention Of Federal Land Reductions
The public version of DOI’s plan omits contentious goals contained in a prior leaked version.i goth
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June 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: Trump's Interior has released a draft 4-year strategic plan
the new doc omits these contentious goals that were contained in a prior leaked version...
- "release federal holdings"
- "right-size monuments"
- "return heritage lands" to states
www.publicdomain.media/p/new-trump-...
the new doc omits these contentious goals that were contained in a prior leaked version...
- "release federal holdings"
- "right-size monuments"
- "return heritage lands" to states
www.publicdomain.media/p/new-trump-...
make no mistake, the House budget bill still very much includes a public land giveaway
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
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great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
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Budget Bill Hands Public Land Near Iconic Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
make no mistake, the House budget bill still very much includes a public land giveaway
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
www.publicdomain.media/p/boundary-w...
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
www.publicdomain.media/p/boundary-w...
tonight at 6 p.m. PT/9 ET
Jimmy, Roque and I will be joining @oregonwild.bsky.social to talk about our work at Public Domain, where we think the public land fight is headed, and fielding questions
tune in!
link: oregonwild.org/event/the-jo...
Jimmy, Roque and I will be joining @oregonwild.bsky.social to talk about our work at Public Domain, where we think the public land fight is headed, and fielding questions
tune in!
link: oregonwild.org/event/the-jo...
June 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
tonight at 6 p.m. PT/9 ET
Jimmy, Roque and I will be joining @oregonwild.bsky.social to talk about our work at Public Domain, where we think the public land fight is headed, and fielding questions
tune in!
link: oregonwild.org/event/the-jo...
Jimmy, Roque and I will be joining @oregonwild.bsky.social to talk about our work at Public Domain, where we think the public land fight is headed, and fielding questions
tune in!
link: oregonwild.org/event/the-jo...