By Andrew Perez as published on FastCompany.com David Bernhardt’s former firm and its employees donated more than $960,000 to current members of the Senate, who will cast the final vote on his confirmation to succeed Ryan Zinke. President Donald Trump’s selection for U.S. Interior Secretary and his former […]
“Read it and weep, unproven fertility control, increased “gathers”, etc.. Circumventing ALL other Wild Horse & Burro advocacy groups these masters of donations have decided to team up with the welfare ranchers and BLM to wipe out the last of the wild ones on their rightful land. These groups are driven by money and donations, EXCLUSIVELY, and have no regard for the future of our wild herds. They have shown their true colors and it is sickening. The propaganda is posted, below.!” ~ R.T.
By Coral Davenport as published in the New York Times Eight senators, all Democrats, and four government ethics watchdog groups have requested that the Interior Department’s inspector general open formal investigations into various aspects of Mr. Bernhardt’s conduct. WASHINGTON — The Interior Department’s internal watchdog has opened an […]
Souce: Center for Western Priorities With oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt as second-in-command, the Interior Department has advanced policies supported by his former clients Under the Trump administration, the Interior Department has moved quickly to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling throughout public lands and waters, shrink national […]
by Jimmy Tobias, Jesse Coleman as published on The Intercept A lengthy ethics complaint filed Feb. 20th by the Campaign Legal Center, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group, outlines “a disturbing pattern of misconduct” at the scandal-plagued Interior Department… Only a few short weeks after President Donald Trump nominated […]
Source: The Washington Post By Juliet Eilperin and Lisa Rein “Making false statements to federal officials constitutes a crime…” Prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington in their probe of whether former interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators, according to two individuals […]
By Nate Hegyi as published on Wyoming Public Media “This appears to be a regulation to figure out some sort of way they can shirk their statutory responsibilities…” A new rule proposed last week by the U.S. Interior Department could make it harder for news outlets and non-profit […]
By Josh Gohlke as published in The San Francisco Chronicle Yes, America, he was the interior secretary… Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is leaving President Trump’s Cabinet under enough ethics investigations to constitute not so much a cloud as a full-fledged winter storm. Zinke’s response: Let it snow. One of […]
by Francie Diep as published on the Pacific Standard “One webpage, now removed, touted the current policies’ successes—and praised the bird’s mating dances…” As the federal government was gathering public input on changes to its plans for conserving an endangered Western bird, it removed webpages describing its current […]
By Collin O’Mara as published on The Seattle Times Common-sense standards for planning and sitting energy development, reducing methane pollution, protecting migratory birds and conducting offshore drilling safely were gutted. Secretaries of the interior have a sacred obligation to steward America’s public lands, tribal commitments, wildlife heritage and […]
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