Source: The Hill BY MIRANDA GREEN AND REBECCA BEITSCH The Trump administration plans to relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from Washington, D.C., to Colorado, according to two lawmakers. The reorganization, first considered under former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, is aimed at putting more agency officials closer to the […]
by Chris Saeger of Western Values Project “Zinke’s time in office was marred by scandal and self interest” Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department felt a lot like a horror movie. And now? We might be getting a sequel. According to The Hill, “Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is not […]
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 […]
by JIM ROKOSCH as published on The Independent Record “Ryan Zinke may be gone from the Interior Department, but he left plenty of foxes guarding the hen house…” During his two years as secretary, Mr. Zinke never got around to filling several important Interior Department positions, but he […]
by Jesse Paul as published in The Colorado Sun The Colorado Democrat’s decision represents a reversal from his prior vote to support Bernhardt for the agency’s No. 2 post U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Colorado native David Bernhardt as Interior secretary. […]
by Jayson O’Neill as published on Western Values Project “It’s been no secret that Western governors have been frustrated with the actions taken by the Interior Department…” David Bernhardt, President Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary, is so toxic that even former and current GOP governors publicly criticized Bernhardt […]
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 Emilie Karrick Surrusco as published on EarthJustice.org The new acting Interior Secretary, David Bernhardt, has been described as a “walking conflict of interest.” As 2019 begins, it’s out with the old and in with the same old, same old. Scandal-ridden Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released […]
By Elizabeth Shogren as published on RevealNews.org “He is out, TODAY!!!” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who is departing Jan. 2 amid multiple ethics investigations, leaves a legacy of widespread attacks on science. Zinke was in charge of balancing protection of national parks, endangered species, waterways and other resources […]
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 […]
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