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Greater sage grouse on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Environment

At the Department of the Interior, Industry Lobbyists and Revolving-Door Operatives Shape Sage Grouse Policy

Public records show that industry groups and conservative politicians have had the ear of top Department of the Interior officials as they seek to dismantle conservation protections for the imperiled species.

Jimmy Tobias

The seal of the U.S. Department of the Interior is seen on a podium in Washington, D.C.

Environment

Meet the Former Koch Adviser Slashing Conservation Safeguards at the Department of the Interior

Daniel Jorjani, the Department of the Interior's principal deputy solicitor, once advised Charles Koch. Now, he takes meetings with industry representatives and rolls back conservation protections.

Jimmy Tobias

The Turtle Liberation in El Salvador

The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.

Jimmy Tobias

Sawgrass grows in a swampy area in the Everglades National Park, Florida.

Environment

How to Create a 21st-Century Civilian Conservation Corps

Representative Marcy Kaptur, the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation, has a plan to fix the public lands.

Jimmy Tobias

Syncline ridges in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.

Environment

Backed by Industry Cash, the House Committee on Natural Resources Hands the Public Lands to Oil and Gas Interests

Nineteen Republicans voted the Secure American Energy Act out of committee this month. They've collectively received millions from oil and gas interests.

Jimmy Tobias

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talks to reporters on May 10th, 2017, in Kanab, Utah.

Environment

Why Ryan Zinke’s Plan to Raise Entrance Fees to National Parks Will Do Little to Actually Benefit National Parks

The secretary of the interior wants to raise user fees at the national parks. His proposal will hurt all but the wealthiest Americans, and it won't work.

Jimmy Tobias