Tag: Zinke

February 8, 2019

Bernhardt nominated to lead Interior

President Donald Trump has nominated Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to take the position as the department’s secretary. The nomination comes less than two months after Ryan Zinke stepped down from the...

December 17, 2018

Ryan Zinke to step down as Interior secretary

President Trump announced late last week that Ryan Zinke plans to leave his position as secretary of the Interior. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL and congressman from Montana, was confirmed...

November 15, 2018

Interior secretary wants new regions ready by July

The reorganization of the Interior Department from eight separate bureaus with 49 different regions to a new system of 12 unified regions continues, with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking his...

October 25, 2018

White House calls for 5 percent cut in agency budgets

At a cabinet meeting Oct. 17, President Donald Trump asked all cabinet secretaries to reduce their agencies’ proposed budgets by 5 percent for fiscal year 2020. The call for cuts...

August 22, 2018

Changes in leadership at Interior

Many top leadership positions within the Interior Department and other departments are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. So far, 345 key positions appointed by the President...

April 30, 2018

Administration’s orders back recreation, national parks

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a secretarial order to expand public recreation opportunities on federal lands and waters on April 18. The order requires Department of Interior bureaus to develop...

April 5, 2018

Zinke announces support for North Cascades grizzly reintroduction

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced his support of plans to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) to North Cascades National Park and the surrounding North Cascades ecosystem. Returning grizzlies...

April 2, 2018

BLM accepting comments for Alaska energy development

The Environmental Protection Agency posted the Bureau of Land Management’s draft Environmental Impact Statement  and maps for oil and gas developments within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) in...

March 2, 2018

Interior releases new map outlining boundaries under reorganization

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has released an update to his proposed reorganization of the department, after the Western Governors’ Association raised concerns about his initial plans. Zinke has been discussing...

February 28, 2018

Bill introduced to ban Florida coastal drilling

Members of Florida’s congressional delegation have moved to codify Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s promise to exempt the state from proposed offshore oil and gas exploration. In January, Zinke proposed opening...