Interior Secretary Zinke's Assault on America's Public Lands
Most people also probably aren’t aware that President Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke are in the midst of an unprecedented assault on these public res...
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Interior Department: Let's Fast Track Public Land Giveaways
(This blog was largely written by my colleague Amy Mall) In another gift to big polluters, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order today directing the...
The Fight to Stop a Strip Mine Near Bryce Canyon: A History
(Updated 5/21/18) We think approving the expansion of a massive new open pit strip mine in Utah, wedged between Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, is a bad...
Huge New Strip Mine Near Bryce Canyon a Bad Idea
(Updated 5/22/18) Is approving a massive new strip mine wedged between two of America’s most visited national parks a good idea? The odds are the Trump...
Reopening Loophole, Zinke Enables Fossil Fuel Royalty Fraud
The Interior Department took a step today along its well-worn path of short-changing taxpayers and enriching fossil fuel executives, announcing it would get rid...
Don’t Believe What Donald Trump Says About Coal
President Trump acted today to derail the effort to overhaul a broken federal coal leasing program that’s short-changed taxpayers more than $30 billion. He di...