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In Blow to Trump and Win for Bears, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
A mother and baby grizzly bear spotted in Yellowstone National Park.
'Far-Right Ideology' of Trump Public Lands Nominee Why Senate Must Reject Him, Say Groups
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"William Pendley is uniquely unqualified for this position."
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'Incredibly Reckless': Trump Moves to Expand Fossil Fuel Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic Region
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Caribou in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
"At a time when oil prices are cratering, prioritizing expanding oil and gas...
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With Nation Focused on Pandemic, Trump to Greenlight Killing of Bear Cubs and Wolf Pups in Their Dens
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Killing has no place in our National Wildlife Refuges."
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Oil Companies Can Set Their Own Rates for Royalties From Drilling on Public Lands Thanks to Trump: Report
Two-Thirds of Interior Dept Meetings Attended by Fossil Fuel Interests as Trump Lavishes Industry With Covid Relief: Report
Mashpee Wampanoag marchers head to their traditional powwow grounds to hold a rally in Mashpee, Mass. on Oct. 6, 2018.
"Cruel:" Trump Admin. Moves to Take Land of Mashpee Tribe—Whose Casino Plans Irked President's "Special Interest Friends"—Out of Trust
Public Citizen truck
With Bedrock Environmental Law Under Threat, Video Billboard Casts Interior Secretary as Trumpian 'Swamp Monster'
Donald Trump's then-environment advisor Myron Ebell arrives for a meeting at Downing Street on January 31, 2017 in London.
Video Reveals Threat of "Wholesale Transfer and Privatization of America's Public Lands" on Trump's Agenda, Says Watchdog Group
Cedar Mesa Citadel Ruins
Trump's Final Plan to Open Treasured Public Lands in Utah Called 'Sellout' to Big Oil
After Protections Gutted, Audubon Society Dubs Trump Interior Dept. the 'Bird Killer Department'
With Bernhardt Running Trump's Interior Dept., Former Corporate Clients Lavishing Tens of Millions in New Lobby Spending
The mobile billboard will be traveling around Washington D.C. the entire week of December 9, looping in front of the White House and Interior’s office buildings throughout the metro area. Passersby and viewers are encouraged to take photos with the billboard, share them online with the hashtag #StopBernhardt, and sign an online petition demanding Congress hold Bernhardt accountable. (Image: Western Values Project)
'Corrupt & Corrupter': DC Billboard Ridicules Trump and Bernhardt as Two Greedy Idiots Destroying US Public Lands for Fossil Fuel Profits
"Since day one, Secretary Bernhardt has operated as though Interior was his own personal lobby shop by doling out favors for his former clients with impunity," said Jayson O’Neill, deputy director of Western Values Project
As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry 'Sweetheart Giveaway'
Border Patrol agents detain a 14-year-old boy
Critics Decry 'Publicity Stunt With Genuine Consequences' as Trump Deploys 'Surge' of Park Rangers to Patrol Southern Border
Driven by Anti-Science Agenda, Trump Agencies Defying Mandate to Save Endangered Species From Climate Risk

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Trump Administration Plan Expands Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Reserve
Western Values Project
Senior Trump Interior Official Violated Federal Ethics Laws Again
Accountable.US
Trump Gives Backdoor Bailout To Major Polluter With Shady Past
Public Citizen
Analysis Finds 65% of Top Interior Meetings Included Energy Groups, Lobbyists
Western Values Project
Trump And Bernhardt Re-Up Extremist Pendley Once Again
Western Values Project
Trump Announces Planless Decision To Reopen National Parks
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