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Lawmakers seek probe of $300 million power contract awarded to small company based in Zinke’s hometown
Members of Congress from both parties 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...
Bipartisan senate bill would authorize $100 million to help prevent Western wildfires
As wildfires rage across California and the West, Democratic and Republican senators have joined forces to help rural communities better prepare for and prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Congressional Republicans move to revamp law on national monuments through restricting presidential power
House Republicans are moving to restrict the president's ability to protect millions of acres of federal land considered historic, geographically significant or culturally important.
Paul Ryan says NRA-backed bill on silencers shelved indefinitely
House Republican leaders called for unity and prayer after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but offered no new legislation to tighten gun laws and said a bill to...
Zinke: One-third of Interior employees not loyal to Trump
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to change...
Zinke directs more aggressive approach to prevent wildfires
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday directed all land managers and park superintendents to be more aggressive in cutting down small trees and underbrush to prevent wildfires as the smoke-choked...
Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no
The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the...
Interior won’t change Arizona monument designation
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday he is not recommending changes to Arizona's Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the fifth site Zinke has removed from an ongoing review of national monuments...
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says fences mended with Sen. Lisa Murkowski over beers
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he's mended fences with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski after a widely reported dispute over Murkowski's vote to oppose the GOP health care bill.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry: Threat to U.S. nuclear reactors “real,” ongoing
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday that "state-sponsored" or criminal hackers are targeting U.S. nuclear power plants and other energy providers, but said the government has resources to safeguard the...