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Interior Secretary Zinke Defends Abuses to Senate Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on his agency’s proposed budget. Sec. Zinke was visibly angered by…

Zinke Sells Out Montana

BILLINGS, MT-- Today Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior is wrapping up oil and gas leasing on public lands near the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Though the administration…

Sierra Club on Arctic Refuge Drilling Announcement: “We Will Fight Every Step of the Way”

Today, the Department of the Interior announced plans to speed up efforts to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The effort would give the area over to the oil industry, ignoring the place’…

241 Conservation Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Wildlife Riders

WASHINGTON, DC – More than 240 environmental, animal welfare and conservation organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership today, calling on them to reject riders in 2018…

Groups Challenge Decision to Allow Road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Represented by Trustees for Alaska, Sierra Club and other conservation groups today challenged Interior Secretary Zinke’s recent approval of a land exchange to facilitate…

House Natural Resources Hearing: Ominous Start of New Year for Public Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee today will hold  a hearing on Rep. John Curtis’ H.R. 4532 “Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument  Act.”…

Light Art Sends Can’t Miss Message to Congress: Protect the Arctic Refuge

**WATCH the illumination and VIEW photos **WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Protect the Arctic Refuge. The message illuminated Trump International Hotel sending a hard to miss directive to Republican…

Sierra Club Protests Grand Staircase Giveaway

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee today will hold a hearing on the Grand Staircase-Escalante Enhancement Act, HR 4588. Contrary to what the name implies, the bill would codify…

Murkowski, Republican Leadership Wrong on Arctic Drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to reports, Sen. Murkowski has confirmed that a provision opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling is included in the final tax scheme proposal.  The…

Wrong Way: Road Through Izembek

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Reporting by CNN today reveals that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is pushing for a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The road would be the…