By Coral Davenport as published on NYTimes.com “The report resulted from one of the at least 18 known federal investigations into allegations of ethical misconduct or other policy violations by Mr. Zinke.” WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated his agency’s travel policy by having his wife travel […]
by Wes Siler as published on Outside “…And replaced her with a loyalist political operative who may not need Senate confirmation…” At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations. (A new record!) But that number could soon be zero. That’s because […]
By Kurt Repanshek as published on National Parks Traveler “The Secretary of Interior cannot override the (National Park Service) Organic Act conservation mandate, nor can he override the NPS regulations implementing it, which generally prohibit hunting in national parks unless specifically authorized by Congress,” A law professor who […]
Source: PEER.org Agencies Ordered to Defer to State Hunting and Fishing Practices Whenever Possible Washington, DC — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced a “commitment to defer” to state hunting and fishing practices on all lands within agency purview. His order is a stunning abdication of a more […]
Source: RTF “With just three days’ notice, BLM set out in July to capture and remove 250 wild horses…” The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday ended its “emergency” bait-and-trap roundup at the Pancake Herd Management Area. BLM captured a total of 89 wild horses: 41 mares, 33 studs […]
by Western Values Project This document contains research on possible instances of corruption that could be happening at the Interior Department in the first year of Ryan Zinke’s time as Interior Secretary. It was just one year ago when then Congressman Ryan Zinke sat before the U.S. Senate […]
Source: Western Values Project Secretary Zinke’s Turkish escape comes after he toured the extensive damage from the wildfires ravaging the Western United States, while blaming “radical environmentalists” for the ferocity of the fires, even going as far as calling groups “terrorists.” Last Friday night, Secretary Zinke was spotted […]
“This man works for us. We do not pay him to give us false information..” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee slammed Ryan Zinke’s record on the environment Thursday, saying the interior secretary would “sell his grandchildren for big oil,” the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. The Democratic governor’s office told HuffPost […]
as posted on Western Values Project “Federal officials plan to sell oil and gas leases across Montana this December, a plan that has some conservation groups worried about the impact of development near prized locations.” — Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 8/11/18 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is trying to sell […]
by Chad Shmukler – as published on HatchMag.com It’s now clearer than ever that opening Americans’ public lands to coal, oil, gas and mineral extraction was the plan all along “It really is about multiple use and multiple use is grazing, timber management, recreation, being able to use […]
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