Ryan Zinke

David Bernhardt

Newly confirmed interior secretary suppressed information on pesticide risks, documents show

When Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke stepped down in January amid multiple ethics probes, his deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, filled in. Now, as the longtime oil and agribusiness lobbyist formally takes the reins at the Interior Department, criticism is mounting over alleged conflicts of interest and government documents indicate that Bernhardt interfered with a key US Fish and Wildlife Service report that detailed the risks pesticides can pose to endangered species.

Newly confirmed interior secretary suppressed information on pesticide risks, documents show
Wind turbine against a blue sky.

Zinke announces new leases for offshore wind power on both US coasts

Zinke announces new leases for offshore wind power on both US coasts
This rendering depicts an aerial view of a flooded National Mall area in Washington, DC, in 2100 if global emissions rise and a Category 3 hurricane hits the city. It was included in an October 2016 webinar by University of Colorado Boulder’s Maria Caffre

National Park Service restores climate change language in new report after being accused of censoring science

National Park Service restores climate change language in new report after being accused of censoring science
Texas wind farm

Congress boosted spending on science and the environment, even as Trump administration tried to cut

Congress boosted spending on science and the environment, even as Trump administration tried to cut
Kiawah Beach, SC

Coastal Republicans oppose the new 'Drill, baby, drill'

Coastal Republicans oppose the new 'Drill, baby, drill'
Snow geese migration

New Interior ruling threatens to undo protections of migratory birds

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and related rules have helped safeguard many millions of birds since 1918, but now the Trump Administration has reinterpreted the act in a way that would loosen its protections and shield from prosecution companies that kill birds.

New Interior ruling threatens to undo protections of migratory birds
BWCA

Mining threatens Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters

The Obama administration had put a temporary stop to copper-nickel mining on the edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pending environmental review. The Trump Interior Department reversed this policy, raising concerns about pollution in this hugely popular area that has been part of the National Wilderness Preservation System since 1964.

Mining threatens Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters
Rugged mountain with long, slim peak. Brush in front

He can make national monuments, but many legal scholars say Trump can't destroy them

The Trump administration plans to drastically shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. Conservation and Native American groups have sued, saying only Congress can make that change.

He can make national monuments, but many legal scholars say Trump can't destroy them
Drilling in Wyoming

The US Department of the Interior’s new four-year strategic plan calls for maximizing fossil fuel extraction from public lands

Remember "Drill, baby, drill"? Well, it's back — and this time it's likely to become a reality.

The US Department of the Interior’s new four-year strategic plan calls for maximizing fossil fuel extraction from public lands
A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard dodges downed power cables as he hands out food and water

Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid

“You have a small, untested power company going in to help a desperate, bankrupt utility.”

Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid
Grand Escalante

US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use

A leaked report says Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke wants to shrink or alter some national monuments in order to allow greater commercial use of the land.

US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use
Bears Ears National Monument

Interior secretary recommends scaling down Bears Ears National Monument

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s interim report recommends changes to Bears Ears National Monument’s 1.3 million acres of protected lands.

Interior secretary recommends scaling down Bears Ears National Monument
Ryan Zinke

What kind of interior secretary will Ryan Zinke be?

The new interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, is a keen outdoorsman who advocates multiple uses for federal public lands and keeping them in federal control.

What kind of interior secretary will Ryan Zinke be?

Former Seal Team 6 commander says more raids likely as military evolves

On Wednesday, the now-famous SEAL Team Six conducted another high-profile operation, rescuing two hostages in Somalia. Ryan Zinke, a politician and former Team Six commander, says as the military and conflicts evolve, these sorts of actions will become more common.

Former Seal Team 6 commander says more raids likely as military evolves

Navy Seal Team Six and the Future of the American Military

Navy Seal Team Six and the Future of the American Military