Ryan Zinke

Acting Interior Chief To Sign Orders On Public Access, Big Game Habitat

Critics saw the announcement as an attempt to greenwash his anti-conservation record.
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Grand Jury Reportedly Investigating If Ryan Zinke Lied To Feds On Casino Deal

The former interior secretary had refused to approve a Native American operation opposed by MGM.
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Trump To Nominate David Bernhardt As Permanent Interior Secretary

The former oil and gas lobbyist has served as acting agency chief since Ryan Zinke resigned early this year.
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Interior Watchdog: ‘No Evidence’ Monument Rollback Aimed At Helping GOP Utah Lawmaker

The lands President Donald Trump carved from Grand Staircase-Escalante included a 40-acre parcel owned by his ally and former Utah state Rep. Mike Noel.
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Ryan Zinke Lands Gig As ‘Heavy Artillery’ For Small Blockchain Investment Firm

The disgraced former interior secretary met his new boss on a flight to Atlanta, winning him over with talk of energy independence.
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Trump’s Shutdown Leaves America’s National Parks In Shambles

Keeping parks and monuments open while the government is shuttered is “mortgaging the park service’s future,” one ranger said.
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U.S. Emissions Spike Undercuts Trump Administration Push For Fossil Fuel Use

Officials have justified gutting of climate policies by pointing to declining emissions.
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‘Swamp Creature’ Takes Interior Department Reins From Ryan Zinke

Zinke resigned Wednesday amid a flurry of scandals. David Bernhardt, the agency’s No. 2 and a former energy lobbyist, has stepped in as acting secretary.
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Ryan Zinke's Farewell Letter To Trump Gets Brutally Mocked On Twitter

One person joked the outgoing interior secretary's letter was "written in the blood of an endangered species."
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Ryan Zinke Is An Oilman, Ladies And Gentlemen

The interior secretary vowed to leave a conservation legacy that would rival Theodore Roosevelt's. Instead, he drank America’s milkshake.
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