All posts tagged "Ryan Zinke"
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CLIMATE
Trump’s Interior Chief Blames Deadly Wildfires On ‘Radical Environmentalists’ Who Want To See ‘Communities Burn’
August 8, 2018Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke claims “radical environmentalists” deserve blame for the dozens of deadly wildfires burning...
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NEWS
Trump Interior Secretary: Too Many Veteran, Elderly Americans Are Entering National Parks For Free
March 13, 2018Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke defended his plan to double the entrance fees at National Parks, saying...
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NEWS
Majority Of National Park Service Advisory Board Members Resign In Protest Of Trump Admin
January 16, 2018Nine of the 12 members of the National Park System Advisory Board abruptly resigned from their...
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CLIMATE
Trump Proposes Opening Nearly All Federal Waters To Offshore Drilling In Biggest Lease Sale Ever
January 4, 2018The Trump administration is proposing a massive expansion of offshore oil and natural gas drilling that...
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NEWS
Trump Interior Chief Took $14k In Taxpayer-Funded Helicopter Rides To Go Horseback Riding: Report
December 7, 2017Trump’s Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reportedly spent more than $14,000 in taxpayer money on government helicopters...
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NEWS
Whitefish Energy Suspends Repairs To Puerto Rico Power Grid Over Payment Dispute
November 20, 2017Whitefish Energy, a tiny Montana company that is under scrutiny over how it was awarded a...
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Authoritarianism
FBI Launches Probe Into $300M Whitefish Energy Puerto Rico Contract: Report
October 30, 2017The FBI has reportedly launched an investigation into the $300 million no-bid contract awarded to Whitefish...
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NEWS
Puerto Rican Electric Utility Cancels $300M Controversial Contract With Tiny Energy Company
October 29, 2017Puerto Rico’s state-run electric utility said Sunday it had canceled the controversial $300 million contract to...
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Authoritarianism
Congress Launches Two Investigations Into $300M Puerto Rico Contract Given To Tiny Energy Company
October 26, 2017Two congressional committees and a federal watchdog have launched an investigation into the $300 million no-bid...
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CLIMATE
Trump Interior Dept. Strategy Leak: Strips All Mentions Of Climate Change, Focuses On Fossil Fuel Extraction
October 26, 2017A leaked draft version of the Trump Interior Department’s five-year strategic plan does not contain a...
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Authoritarianism
Dem Lawmakers Requesting An Investigation Into Fishy $300M Whitefish Energy Deal
October 26, 2017Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office...
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NEWS
Trump Administration Proposes $70 Entrance Fees To Some Of Your Favorite National Parks
October 26, 2017The National Park Service has announced a plan to more than double the peak-season entrance fees...
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NEWS
Tiny Energy Firm From Zinke’s Hometown Threatens To Stop Work Over Puerto Rico Mayor’s Criticism
October 25, 2017Whitefish Energy, the tiny two-year-old energy company from the hometown of Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke...
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Corporate Greed
San Juan Mayor Calls To ‘Void’ $300M Contract Given To Tiny Company From Interior Sec. Zinke’s Hometown
October 25, 2017The mayor of Puerto Rico’s largest city is demanding that the $300 million Puerto Rico energy...