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Senate must reject corrupt David Bernhardt for Interior Secretary
Trump today nominated David Bernhardt for U.S. Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Bernhardt, who is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary of the agency, will have to be confirmed by the…
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Undoing the damage Pruitt and Zinke did to our environment
Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke seemingly handed the EPA and DOI over to corporate polluters. They debased these agencies and endangered public health. Americans are relying on the Democrats to stand up…
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Ryan Zinke resigns amid scandals, corruption
Zinke’s days of plundering our lands and enriching himself and his friends are over. With an average of nearly one federal investigation opened into his conduct in office per month, Zinke’s highly…
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Four ways for Democrats to root out Republican corruption
Democrats in the House must hold administration officials accountable for their unethical and illegal actions. They should start with the Department of Interior and its Secretary Ryan Zinke, who is fa…
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Zinke Probe Referred to the Justice Department for Investigation
If the DOI Inspector General believes Zinke broke the law, the Secretary must be removed from office as quickly as possible.
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Digitized DOI visitor logs published by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth today published a digitized version of the 2017 handwritten visitor logs for the Department of Interior main building in Washington, D.C., which were released under the Freedom of…
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Interior IG: Zinke Abused Travel Privileges, Wasted Tax-Payer Funds
The Department of the Interior’s Inspector General today released a report finding that Secretary Ryan Zinke mishandled upwards of $25,000 of tax-payer funded travel expenses
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Zinke Faces Protests at Industry Speech
Friends of the Earth today protested Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, holding him accountable during a speech at an industry association.
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New DOI Inspector General Could Cripple Zinke Oversight
Americans rely on the inspectors general to be impartial, stopping the type of corruption and abuses of power that have become the hallmark of Zinke’s time in office by bringing the truth to light.