The Trump administration envisions further cuts to the Interior Department in its fiscal 2027 budget request justification published Friday.
The proposal would give Interior $15.9 billion for its total budget, a $2.3 billion—or 12.9%—drop from the 2026 enacted level. It further expands its focus on fossil fuels development and mining.
Congress largely ignored the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 request, which called for selling off federal lands and disposing of most of the national park system.
But Trump’s latest budget request still seeks cuts to Interior as the administration advances plans to expand logging, oil and gas drilling, and critical minerals ...