Trump’s border wall would slice through wildlife refuges and cut off U.S. territory in Texas
President Trump's promise to build a massive wall faces multiple challenges, including funding, a lack of political support and unforgiving terrain.
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Why Americans are fighting over a gorgeous monument called Bears Ears
The route to Newspaper Rock - so named because it's carved with ancient petroglyphs - from the tiny city of Monticello, Utah, follows a narrow two-lane road through a breathtaking...
Trump Interior Dept. nominee, Colorado’s David Bernhardt, called “a walking conflict of interest” before confirmation vote
David Bernhardt, President Trump's nominee for deputy Interior Department secretary, has been described as "an excellent choice" by supporters and "a walking conflict of interest" by opponents. The full Senate...
Trump administration orders review of prohibitions on killing bear cubs and wolf pups with their mothers
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal rules that prevent hunters from killing bears and wolves using techniques many people consider extreme.
Zinke defends Trump’s sharp cuts at Interior. “This is what a balanced budget looks like.”
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday defended the $1.6 billion funding cuts President Donald Trump has proposed for his department, telling a Senate hearing that "this is what a balanced...
Interior secretary recommends Trump consider scaling back Bears Ears National Monument
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended President Donald Trump "revise the existing boundaries" of the Bears Ears National Historic Monument and call on Congress to dictate the terms of how...
Bears Ears is a national monument now. But it will take a fight to save it.
WASHINGTON — As he prepared to travel west, Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke got a letter from a coalition of tribes in Utah on Friday. The group had filled the...