Industry Influence at the Department of the Interior
This week, in partnership with the Guardian, Pacific Standard published a sweeping story detailing writer Jimmy Tobias’ findings from a trove of Department of Interior …
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Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General
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 …
Zinke is officially rolling back offshore oil and gas production safety rules
Zinke’s grand pivot to conservation continues. Safety rules for the oil and gas industry introduced after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster are officially being rolled back by …
Zinke tells greens he’ll make ‘grand pivot’ to conservation
And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke yesterday huddled with more than two dozen conservation group …
Will the real Ryan Zinke please ride up?
Montana-born interior secretary Ryan Zinke meticulously crafts his image as a wilderness-loving western cowboy and sportsman. But nine months into his job at the Department …