Interior Policy

Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites ‘vicious’ attacks

Investigators reviewing land deal and redrawing of national monument boundaries

DATE: Dec 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Zinke ‘100 percent confident’ he’ll be cleared in probes

Democrats in House plan to launch a new investigation in January

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM advisory group returns, updated with Trump goals

Changes met with skepticism from some members

DATE: Sep 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trump administration officials dismissed benefits of national monuments

In a quest to shrink national monuments last year, senior Interior Department officials dismissed evidence that these public lands boosted tourism and spurred archaeological discoveries, acc...

DATE: Jul 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

San Juan coal mine gets larger environmental review

Mine fuels N.M. station, but plant might close

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oil was central in decision to shrink Bears Ears monument, emails show

WASHINGTON – Even before President Donald Trump officially opened his high-profile review last spring of federal lands protected as National Monuments, the Department of Interior was focused...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-interior officials: Zinke’s proposed overhaul unnecessary

Most already work in the field, they say

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Despite complaints, Ryan Zinke pushing big reorganization

Interior secretary plans to move top decision-makers to offices in the West

DATE: Feb 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

King II coal mine approved for expansion

BLM, Interior Department streamline decision

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM’s methane rule draws supporters in Durango

Supporters says rules will protect environment, increase revenues

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Zinke: One-third of Interior employees not loyal to Trump

WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to chan...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Groups make last-minute push to save national monument areas

SALT LAKE CITY – Conservation groups are airing TV ads, planning rallies and creating parody websites in a last-minute blitz to stop Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke from downsizing or eliminat...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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