Former Interior official warns of public land rollbacks and launches advocacy group

Former Interior official warns of public land rollbacks and launches advocacy group

Jacob Malcom, who resigned from the U.S. Interior Department after being ordered to fire staff without cause, has formed a nonprofit to raise awareness of the agency’s role and support displaced employees as Trump administration policies reshape public land management.Shaun Griswold reports for High Country News.In short:Malcom left Interior in February 2025 after refusing to carry out politically ordered layoffs he believed were unjustified.He …