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ZINKE REACTS TO HARASSMENT SURVEY WITH 4 DISMISSALS

From: VOA News

“The findings "suggest there was a meltdown of the accountability mechanisms'' at the department, said Jeff Ruch with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

DEMS SEEK PROBE OF FUNDING FOR CALIF. TUNNEL PROJECT

From: E&E Daily

“The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday called for a federal investigation into alleged misuse of taxpayer funds in planning California…

INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE VOWS TO END CULTURE OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

From: Los Angeles Times

““This is the fourth declaration of zero tolerance of sexual harassment we’ve heard from the Interior Department in the past three years alone,” Jeff Ruch, executive…

RYAN ZINKE'S WEEK OF RECKONING: SCANDALS ROIL TRUMP'S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

From: Truthout

“"This 'grip-and-grin' tour is galling when the secretary is telling everyone else to tighten their belts," said PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, who filed for the…


News Releases

NO DIRECTION - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BLM TO BE RUN BY LOWER DEPUTIES FOR 3 YEARS

Trump and Bernhardt Continue to Deny Senate Role in Confirming Directors

INTERIOR’S OBTUSE REORGANIZATION HAS BLURRY FOCUS

New Layers of Regional Bureaucracy Larded on Top of Current Structure

NEW BLM ACTING DIRECTOR THREATENS AGENCY'S EXISTENCE

Ultra-Right Wing Lawyer William Pendley is Uniquely Unqualified to Run BLM

INTERIOR’S MUSICAL CHAIRS SPIN OUT OF CONTROL

Complaints Mount as Sagebrush Rebel Installed Over Wildlife and Parks

PEER FILES NEW INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY PARK SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Inspector General Asked to Take Action Against Department of the Interior Violations