Republican candidate Greg Gianforte won the Montana special election to replace former Rep. Ryan Zinke late Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The Republican earned 50.6 percent of the vote, with 82 percent of precincts reporting as of 1:00 AM. Democratic challenger Rob Quist came in a close second with 43.6 percent, according to the […]
Trump Blasts Obama’s ‘abusive’ Use of Monument Law, Orders Review…
President Donald Trump ordered his Interior Department to review of tens of millions of acres of land and water set aside as national monuments by the past three presidents on Wednesday, a move that environmental groups warn will undermine a crucial conservation tool and open up sensitive areas to fossil fuel development. The review will […]
ICYMI: Interior Department Becomes First Dog Friendly Federal Agency…
In an effort to boost morale at the Interior Department, Secretary Ryan Zinke is testing out a program that makes it the first dog friendly agency in the federal government. “Doggy Days at Interior” will launch initially with trial runs at the agency’s D.C. headquarters on two Fridays in May and September. “I’m taking action […]
Trump Opens ‘All Available’ Gulf Of Mexico Waters To Oil Drilling…
The Department of the Interior will include “all available” federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico that have not already been leased out for offshore oil drilling. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Monday 73 million acres off the coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida would be offered at a lease sale in August […]
Classy: Secretary of the Interior Arrives on Horseback on His First Day on the Job…
As Politico’s John Bresnahan first noted, anyone scoping out the Dept of the Interior today was greeted with an odd sight:Trump’s new Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, rode a horse to his first day of work at the department’s Washington, D.C., headquarters, Thursday morning. Zinke wore a cowboy hat, boots and jeans for the […]