Interior Department’s Stealth Bid to Lock Up Public Records
Just days before Secretary Zinke left his post, the agency quietly proposed rules that would have it ignoring many Freedom of Information Act requests
David Bernhardt Is President Trump’s Most Conflicted Cabinet Nominee - Center for American Progress
The U.S. Department of the Interior nominee has the most past clients or past employers with business before the department that he would be running.
David Bernhardt confirmed as Interior secretary despite ethics concerns
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Interior Department has a long history of lobbying the agency he’s poised to run.
The David Bernhardt Scandal Tracker
Trump’s new Interior Secretary has only just been confirmed, but already faces both ethical and criminal investigations
Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan
A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.
U.S. Interior agency speeds up process to lease oil, gas on federal...
The U.S. Department of the Interior this week quietly removed Obama-era reforms ...
Trump’s Leaked Infrastructure Plan Suggests A Future Sell-Off Of Public Land
The president and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have both said they are against transferring control to states.
Under Trump, Coal Mining Gets New Life on U.S. Lands
A business-friendly secretary of the interior has moved to invigorate a struggling industry, reversing Obama-era restrictions to help create “wealth and jobs.”
Public land drilling contributes a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions in US: report
Drilling on public lands contributes nearly a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., according to a new Trump administration report.
Trump budget would fund Interior projects by selling energy from public lands
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget unveiled Monday would use energy sales on public lands to help fund infrastructure projects for the Department of the Interior (DOI).
Accidentally-released documents show Interior agency prioritized industry over public lands
Interior officials worked to bury benefits of national monuments in order to bolster fossil fuels and logging.
Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species
While serving as deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, President Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, adopted a regulatory approach favored by the pesticide industry.
Interior dept scientist resigns over fears of lacking scientific integrity
A head scientist at the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) resigned in December following concerns about the department’s interference in the scientific process.
Trump Interior Department Issues ‘Death Sentence to Nearly 300 Threatened Species’
The administration has proposed rescinding a 40-year-old rule, which would eliminate
Interior Proposes Expanded Hunting, Fishing Opportunities On National Wildlife Refuges
This story was updated May 22, 2018 at 6:00 pm. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is making a push to open up more federal land for people who hunt and