Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didnβt disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.
Karen Budd-Falen in 2017. Ms. Budd-Falen, currently the third-ranking official at the Interior Department, also worked at the agency during the first Trump administration.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didnβt disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.