Politics Mar 15 WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Deb Haaland as interior secretary By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Oct 21 Report: U.S. public land workers assaulted, threatened on job The report did not say whether rates of assaults and threats were increasing. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Apr 23 Watchdogs open a second ethics probe of top Interior Department officials Tuesday's announcement comes a week after news that the same watchdog office was investigating ethics allegations against the agency's newly confirmed chief, David Bernhardt. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Politics Jan 04 Outgoing Interior secretary Ryan Zinke defends legacy as he leaves As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington amid a cloud of unresolved investigations and criticism of his actions favoring industry, he told The Associated Press that the myriad allegations against him will be proven untrue. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Feb 23 Zinke unveils new plan for decentralizing Interior Department The changes follow complaints from a bipartisan group of Western state governors that Zinke did not consult them before unveiling his original plan last month. By Matthew Brown and Dan Elliot, Associated Press
Jan 04 Trump administration proposes a vast expansion of offshore drilling By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday moved to expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades. Continue reading
Dec 14 Interior Department says 1 in 3 employees report being harassed By Associated Press The Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Park Service reported the most incidents. Continue reading
Oct 24 Democrat urges probe of Puerto Rico power contract to Zinke neighbor By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A Democratic congressman on Tuesday called for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana. Continue reading
Aug 24 Interior Department calls for changes to national monuments but offers no details. Here’s how we got here By Nsikan Akpan Interior secretary Ryan Zinke called Thursday for a “handful” of changes to 27 national monuments that have been under review since this spring. The 120-day review, set in motion by an executive order from President Donald Trump, was due… Continue reading
Aug 07 Interior Department scraps Obama-era rule on coal royalties By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Repealing the rule "provides a clean slate to create workable valuation regulations," said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, adding that the repeal will reduce costs that energy companies would otherwise pass on to consumers. Continue reading