1. United States
2. Alaska
3. Letter

The public lands of America belong to all citizens and must be protected as a national treasure. Disturbingly, the Trump administration has effectively handed control of the Department of the Interior, which manages national parks, public lands, and natural resources, to a DOGE operative with ties to the energy industry. This alarming move gives control of America's public lands to private corporate interests bent on unchecked resource extraction. Allowing such influence over these lands would be a grave violation of the public trust and environmental protections. These natural resources provide invaluable recreational opportunities, preserve biodiversity, and generate revenue through responsible use. Granting DOGE authority to enable extractive industries to exploit public lands would irreparably damage fragile ecosystems and deprive future generations of their rightful inheritance. I urge you to take decisive action to safeguard public lands from this corporate overreach and enforce robust environmental protections to maintain their integrity for all Americans.