Science Says: Hotter Weather Turbocharges U.S. West Wildfires
Aug 19, 2018 As human-caused climate change has warmed the world over the past 35 years, the land consumed by flames has more than doubled.
Trump Administration Takes ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Endangered Species Act
Jul 19, 2018 If the Interior Department's proposals are approved, they will open the door for corporate attacks on vulnerable wildlife.
It’s Not the Upholstery, Secretary Carson, It’s the Cover-up
Mar 15, 2018 In the controversy over a $31,000 dining set, the HUD chief and his staff have been caught in a falsehood worthy of the president himself.Second Judge Tells Trump to Stop Stalling Clean-Air Rules
Feb 23, 2018 The California judge orders the Interior Department to reinstate the Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions.Feds Reverse Course, Say Drilling Off Florida Won’t Be Allowed
Jan 9, 2018 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, under pressure from Republican Gov. Rick Scott, decides that the state “is obviously unique” and oil exploration shouldn't occur in its coastal waters.Trump Moves to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling
Jan 4, 2018 His five-year plan would open up federal waters off the California coast, as well as new areas off the East Coast from Georgia to Maine. Drilling in the affected regions has been blocked for decades.
A Move That ‘Could Alter the Course of American Land Conservation’
Dec 6, 2017 The plan to shrink Bear Ears National Monument in Utah is only one crisis the National Park Service is facing under the Trump administration.
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Interior Secretary Accused of Engaging in ‘Political Blackmail’ After Senator’s Trumpcare Vote
Jul 28, 2017 Critics chastise Ryan Zinke for allegedly targeting Sen. Lisa Murkowski as payback for her refusal to go along with the GOP's health care plan.
