**The Interior Bureau, central to Trump’s fossil fuel agenda, is facing a rift between career staff and a new appointee from Elon Musk’s budget-cutting operation.** The conflict centers on the bureau’s role in overseeing fossil fuel projects, with tensions intensifying as the appointee disregards HR guidelines. The appointee’s defiance of internal protocols has sparked a turf battle within the agency, raising concerns about the stability of Trump’s environmental and energy policies. Senior officials are now weighing whether to address the appointee’s behavior or risk further division within the bureau.