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 […]
by Lachlan Markay as published on The Daily Beast “You might be able to buff up an old pair of boots but you just can’t polish a turd…” ~ R.T. The former interior secretary is entering the blockchain business after a fortuitous in-flight chat about Americans dying for […]
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 […]
By Joel Clement as published on The Scientific American A new report documents suppression of science, denial of climate change, the silencing and intimidation of staff This is a tough time to be a federal scientist—or any civil servant in the federal government. The Trump administration is clamping […]
by Paige Blankenbuehler as published on High Country News A Democratic spitfire takes the helm of the House Committee on Natural Resources Less than a week before the midterm elections, U.S. House Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D- Arizona, released a report detailing how the U.S. House Committee on Natural […]
By Chris D’Angelo as published in the Huffington Post The interior chief was so comfortable playing the part of an oil man he momentarily forgot he wasn’t one It was clear Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke felt at home Tuesday addressing representatives of the industry that was a top […]
By Laura Lundquist as published on Missoula Current A Montana organization that has been dogging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for ethics violations is opposing the Interior Department’s attempt to destroy select documents. In September, it was revealed that the Interior Department sent a request to the National Archives & Records […]
By Michael Hiltzik as published on the LATimes.com “Deputy Secretary Bernhardt acts in accord with his ethics agreement … not the opinion of rabid advocates whose primary purpose is character assassination…” As a chapter in the lesson plan instructing you to be careful what you wish for, let […]
By BEN LEFEBVRE and ELIANA JOHNSON as published on Politico.com The news comes just a day after Trump told reporters that word on Zinke’s fate may come ‘in about a week.’ Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been exploring potential roles with Fox News, the energy industry or other […]
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