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Biden Taps Rep Haaland To Be First Native American Interior Secretary
12.17.20 | 3:38 pm
EMIGRANT,MT-OCTOBER, 08: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signs a Public Lands Order at a ceremony in Emigrant, MT on October 08, 2018. The Public Lands Order withdraws 30,000 acres of public land from hard rock mining surrounding two proposed gold mines north of Yellowstone National Park for 20 years. The gold mining is opposed by local businesses in Paradise Valley along the Yellowstone River just north of Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by William Campbell-Corbis via Getty Images) EMIGRANT,MT-OCTOBER, 08: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signs a Public Lands Order at a ceremony in Emigrant, MT on October 08, 2018. The Public Lands Order withdraws 30,000 acres of public land from hard rock mining surrounding two proposed gold mines north of Yellowstone National Park for 20 years. The gold mining is opposed by local businesses in Paradise Valley along the Yellowstone River just north of Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by William Campbell-Corbis via Getty Images)
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Zinke’s Pivot Into The Lucrative Mining Industry Raises Brows
04.16.19 | 5:45 pm
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The focus of nearly a dozen federal inquiries into his travel expenses, security practices and other issues, Pruitt testified about his agency's FY2019 budget proposal. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The focus of nearly a dozen federal inquiries into his travel expenses, security practices and other issues, Pruitt testified about his agency's FY2019 budget proposal.
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Ethics Body Won’t Certify Final Pruitt Disclosure Report Over Condo Deal
03.26.19 | 10:51 am
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Surging Midwest Floods Suggest Climate Change Poses National Security Threat
03.22.19 | 11:10 am
on July 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. on July 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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EPA Sluggishly Moves To Set Toxins Response Plan After Criticism
02.14.19 | 7:57 am
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Trump’s EPA Nominee: Climate Change ‘A Huge Issue’ But Not ‘Greatest Crisis’
01.16.19 | 4:18 pm
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EPA Hits 30-Year Low In Taking Criminal Action Against Polluters
01.15.19 | 10:28 am
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Trump Says Farmers Can Benefit From Developer-Friendly Wetlands Rollback
01.14.19 | 3:27 pm
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Feds Find Money for National Park Site Tied to Trump Hotel
01.05.19 | 9:26 pm
HOLD FOR PERMISSION-In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 photo provided by Dakota Snider shows a road lined with trash in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.(Dakota Snider via AP) HOLD FOR PERMISSION-In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 photo provided by Dakota Snider shows a road lined with trash in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.(Dakota Snider via AP)
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Trash and Poop Overwhelm National Parks, Happy New Year
01.01.19 | 12:32 pm
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