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$The Obama-era rule targets the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which has made the U.S. the world's leading producer of natural gas. The rule is intended to increase the safety of fracking by reducing the risk of water contamination. (Steve Gonzales//Houston Chronicle via AP, File)$

Energy and Environment

California sues Trump administration for repealing Obama fracking rule

Josh Siegel -

January 24, 2018 8:29 pm

In this 2013 photo, the Grand Canyon National Park is covered in the morning sunlight as seen from a helicopter near Tusayan, Ariz. A report from the Interior Department's inspector general on Tuesday noted that a manager at the park sexually harassed an intern and tried to pursue a relationship with said intern for several months. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Energy and Environment

Grand Canyon manager sexually harassed intern, inspector general says

Josh Siegel -

January 23, 2018 7:33 pm

The Interior Department will announce new dates for the hearings of the controversial offshore drilling plan when the government resumes normal operations. The hearings were scheduled, Monday through Thursday, in Augusta, Maine; Baton Rouge, La.; Anchorage, Alaska; Concord, N.H.; Boston; Montgomery, Ala.; and Providence, R.I.

Energy and Environment

Shutdown forces delay of hearings on Trump offshore drilling plan

Josh Siegel -

January 22, 2018 7:25 pm

Ryan Zinke on Monday morning will sign a land swap deal to allow King Cove, Alaska, to build a road through a wildlife refuge to a neighboring town. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke announces deal allowing road through Alaska wildlife refuge

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January 22, 2018 2:30 pm

The partial government shutdown took effect on Saturday, and while the Senate was trying to find a way forward to pass a bill funding the government, no tangible progress was made, and the Senate was expected to vote at noon to try again. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

News

Thousands of federal workers stay home on first work day of the shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz -

January 22, 2018 1:25 pm

During the 2013 government shutdown that lasted 16 days, the national parks were closed. This year amid government shutdown talks, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tweeted that the department would aim to keep public lands

Energy and Environment

National Parks would remain open during government shutdown, but employees won’t be paid

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January 19, 2018 7:42 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had announced there will be no new offshore drilling in the State of Florida. (Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Energy and Environment

Drilling off Florida’s coast not ‘off the table,’ Interior official says

Josh Siegel -

January 19, 2018 7:35 pm

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has said he will hold up Interior Department nominees until he has proof that department Secretary Ryan Zinke has removed his state from a list of potential offshore drilling sites. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Energy and Environment

Sen. Bill Nelson to block Interior nominees until Ryan Zinke confirms vow to prevent drilling off Florida’s shores

Josh Siegel -

January 18, 2018 2:34 am

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and a National Park superintendent address National Park Service employees. A survey of Park Service employees found nearly two in five have experienced some sort of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Energy and Environment

Interior Department tells national park advisers: Good riddance

John Siciliano -

January 17, 2018 6:49 pm

Ten of 12 members of the National Park Service advisory board quit this week, saying Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is ignoring the panel as well as the issue of climate change. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Energy and Environment

Almost all of Ryan Zinke’s national park advisers quit

John Siciliano -

January 17, 2018 5:49 pm

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