A Former Oil-Industry Lobbyist Is Now In Charge of America’s Public Lands A Former Oil-Industry Lobbyist Is Now In Charge of America’s Public Lands
Questions about conflicts of interest and transparency shadow newly confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
Apr 12, 2019 / Adam Federman
The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice
In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.
Nov 13, 2018 / Adam Federman
How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules? How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules?
Proposals jeopardize safety precautions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Sep 12, 2018 / Adam Federman
This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management is rapidly opening previously off-limits areas to oil and gas drilling.
Dec 8, 2017 / Adam Federman
The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness
A little-known bureaucrat named James Cason is reshaping the Department of the Interior.
Nov 16, 2017 / Feature / Adam Federman
Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan
A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.
Oct 25, 2017 / Editorial / Adam Federman
Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth
Dozens of senior officials have been reassigned at the Department of the Interior, including Dr. Virginia Burkett, who contributed to the IPCC reports that won the Nobel Peace Priz...
Aug 2, 2017 / Adam Federman
How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right
An alliance is born between anti-gay, anti-abortion American groups and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Jan 7, 2014 / Feature / Adam Federman
Russia’s Protest Movement Finds Its Voice Russia’s Protest Movement Finds Its Voice
Putin will doubtless win the presidency again. But he faces a very different country from the one he has ruled unchallenged for the last twelve years.
Mar 2, 2012 / Adam Federman
Protests Sweep Russia as Blogger Alexey Navalny Is Arrested Protests Sweep Russia as Blogger Alexey Navalny Is Arrested
Angered by tainted parliamentary elections, thousands of Russians have taken to the streets.
Dec 8, 2011 / Adam Federman