The U.S. Department of the Interior is ending partnerships with 43 groups and cutting more than $4 million in funding, according to multiple reports. The administration says the affected organizations are associated with priorities including DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), environmental justice, and immigration, and that they operate in ways the administration describes as not aligning with its mission. One account characterizes the step as “direct opposition” to the department’s objectives and describes it as “decisive action.” Another report similarly says the Interior Department is dropping ties with over three dozen progressive groups and frames the move as a cost-saving measure, describing millions in funding reductions. The reports describe the action as part of a broader effort to reshape which organizations receive federal support and to reorient departmental partnerships around the administration’s stated values. While both sources describe the number of groups affected and the amount of funding being reduced, they do not provide additional specifics about the criteria used for the cuts or the immediate consequences for the organizations in question.