Interior Secretary

It did not go over well

More access on the famed river from "A River Runs Through It?" How do we fix the aging infrastructure in our national parks? And, what about this absurd claim that Trump wants to mine uranium in the Grand Canyon? We got a phone call LIVE on the air from Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. Here's the audio.

The rapid transition from the highest levels of the executive branch to the corporate boardroom is raising questions about possible conflicts of interest.

Q2 reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke met with ranchers and farmers affected by the devastating Lodge Pole Complex Fires earlier this year. It was his first stop on a 10-day tour, beginning at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center on Sunday...

CNN is reporting employees at the Interior Department claim that former Montana Congressman and current Secretary Ryan Zinke said repeatedly that he won’t focus on diversity, an apparent talking point that has upset many people within the agency...

The Billings Gazette reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to keep complete records of his taxpayer-financed travel, hampering an investigation into his use of private charter flights for government business.  Interior’s Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall said her investigation has been “delayed by absent or incomplete documentation for several pertinent trips, and a review process

KTVQ.com reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has mixed official business with political activities and visits home, raising questions about how appropriate his trips have been and whether ethics rules have been violated.  Zinke’s travel is under investigation by both the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Interior Department’s own inspector general...