Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke is filling his office with extractive industry insiders.
Donald Trump
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Why so many hate crime victims choose not to report
A Colorado study examines the experiences of victims.
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The political right and left are stuck in polarizing myths
Neighbors in a small Colorado town are splintered, but neither are correct.
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The Interior secretary gave a closed-door speech to ALEC
The pro-land-transfer group has the ear of Ryan Zinke and other key Trump cabinet members.
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Zinke threatens to withhold energy development over health care vote
Murkowski’s vote against the Republican health care bill could cost the state.
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A California counter-attack could ward off land transfers
In response to Trump, the West’s most liberal state goes on the offensive.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
Under Trump, tribal land ownership is not a priority
Hearings and Interior statements signal a step back for tribes trying to acquire lands.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Drilling threatens Dinosaur National Monument — again
Old public-lands battles are rekindled as Interior prioritizes oil and gas.
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Will Zinke undo protections for the West’s most iconic bird?
The Interior Department reviews sage grouse management plans.
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We can still ease back from worst-case climate scenarios
A colossal iceberg breaks off Antarctica, foreshadowing a daunting future climate.
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You can’t slash health care and say it’s better off
The Senate discusses a bill that will further erode health services in Indian Country.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
What the anti-Shariah rallies point to
Islamophobia and Trumpism are bringing disparate right-wing groups together.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
Democrats can’t block even controversial judicial nominees
Trump has an opportunity to reshape the judiciary branch for a generation.
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More than 1 million comments were submitted to Interior
The public comment period following Trump’s order on monuments has closed.
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Court rejects temporary block to the methane rule
The ruling snarls Trump’s directive to rollback environmental regulations.
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Wild spaces define who we are as Americans
A veteran explains why public lands are what he fought to protect.
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Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
Rosa Sabido finds sanctuary from immigrant detention in a politically divided town.
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What ‘America First’ means for energy development
At a hearing, a discussion of Trump’s aggressive oil and gas leasing policies.
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Clean water repeal moves forward
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback.
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The Senate health care bill guts Indian Health Services
The bottom line: There will not be enough money.