Secretary Ryan Zinke will be known better for cynicism than conservationism.
Department of Interior
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How to make sense of Trump’s changes to Bears Ears
The drastically reduced boundaries don’t line up with what the public wants.
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The people fighting to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Under Trump, officials renew their push for American energy independence.
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West Obsessed: How to cover tribal affairs
Editor Graham Brewer discusses how best to write about Indian Country.
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Comment period ending for sage grouse review
An Interior Department overhaul of collaborative protection plans could sacrifice birds for development.
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A new national monument – in Zinke’s home state
Interior threatens to shrink boundaries at Western sites, but Badger-Two Medicine might get designated.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Interior Department mired in investigations
Democrats vow to press the investigations while Zinke shrugs them off.
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Don’t trim Grand Staircase. If anything, expand it.
The Utah monument is sustaining small town tourism, a good substitute for extractive industry.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
How Ryan Bundy sees the West
The Bunkerville standoff case portends a trial over federal authority in the region.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Fish and Wildlife retracts opposition to Arizona project
As Trump sidelines science, the agency flips on San Pedro River development.
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Zinke’s new sage grouse plans ignore years of work
The changes adhere with Trump’s goals of energy dominance on public lands.
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California Westlands water settlement in limbo
The deal addresses toxic drainage but could fall apart without congressional action.
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Bundy trial delayed as the defense hammers on feds
Defense wants more transparency on surveillance footage and shredded documents.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
What could be lost in a push for mining in monuments
In Grand Staircase-Escalante, coal and fossils lie side by side.
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The jury for key Bundy trial in Las Vegas has been selected
Prospective jurors faced questions on mass shootings, conspiracy theories and more.
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Scandals pile up for Interior secretary
Ryan Zinke faces a range of accusations, and some investigations are underway.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Portraits of the protectors of Yellowstone
A collection of rangers, scientists and artists pose in a landscape they love.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
The changing politics of woods work
Cash-strapped agencies use private contractors to the detriment of local communities.
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A national parks entrance fee hike would erode equity
The proposal could deter people from public lands and wouldn’t fix funding issues.
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Defense wants ‘domestic terrorism’ out of Bundy case
Public debate over gun rights and extremism hangs over trial.