Interior Department
Government Flickr Page that Used to Show Wilderness Now Only Shows Oil Drilling
So long public lands, hello fossil fuel.
Fake Cowboy Ryan Zinke Doesn’t Care About Our Land
The Interior Secretary extremely wants you to know he’s a real Montanan.
Trump’s Possible Interior Pick Thinks Climate Change Is ‘Creative Writing’
Congresswoman and climate change denier Cathy McMorris Rodgers has a long history of supporting terrible environmental policies.
Obama Administration Reverses Course, Will Not Allow Oil & Gas Drilling Off the Atlantic Coast
The administration proposed in early 2015 oil and gas exploration off the costs of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia — but, citing widespread opposition, the Interior Department has decided not to allow drilling.
People in the Western US Really Do Want Federal Regulation of Land
A new poll reveals deep support in seven western states for national park designations and federal, rather than state, control over land set aside for public use.
Shell Plans to Drill in the Arctic This Summer and It's Already Failed a Coast Guard Inspection
Environmentalists say the violation raises concerns about how well prepared the company is to resume drilling in the Arctic, three years after its first ill-fated attempt.