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March 21, 2019 by

New polling shows Sen. Gardner’s constituents strongly opposed to confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary

Polling in Colorado shows Sen. Gardner at-risk of losing his constituents’ support by voting to confirm Bernhardt Western Values Project today released new statewide polling highlighting Colorado voters’ strong opposition […]

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March 21, 2019 by

New polling shows Sen. McSally’s constituents strongly opposed to confirming David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary

Polling in Arizona shows Sen. McSally at-risk of losing her constituents’ support by voting to confirm Bernhardt Western Values Project released new statewide polling highlighting Arizona voters’ opposition to Senator […]

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March 15, 2019 by

Statement on Bureau of Land Management’s Final Decision Weakening Sage-Grouse Habitat Protections

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released Records of Decision on their final amendments to the 2015 sage-grouse conservation plans in seven Western states.

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March 13, 2019 by

NEW DOCUMENTS: Interior Officials Ignored Utah Bureau of Land Management Officials in Slashing Grand Staircase

Western Values Project released a new analysis and public documents from the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showing the Trump administration ignored valuable input and recommendations by career officials when it illegally reduced Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by one million acres.

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March 12, 2019 by

Trump Administration Can’t Wipe Away Their Anti-Public Lands Record

In an attempt to whitewash the Trump administration’s abysmal record on public lands and wildlife, the President is expected to sign a major bipartisan public lands package.

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March 8, 2019 by

House Passes Important Ethics Regulations

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “For the People Act of 2019,” which addresses and aims to reform some of the most egregious ethical loopholes used by Trump administration appointees, including ex-lobbyist turned Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, to benefit special interests and corporate lobbyists.

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February 25, 2019 by

Bernhardt’s Interior Ignores Own Representations to Court Over Public Records Deadline

Ahead of Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s confirmation hearings, the Department of Interior has yet again failed to comply with federal open records laws for official communications between Bernhardt, his former clients, Interior officials and other special interests.

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February 20, 2019 by

ICYMI: Watchdog Group Calls for Ethics Investigation into Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt

E&E News is reporting that ethics watchdog Campaign for Accountability (CFA) submitted a complaint yesterday, February 19, to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Interior Inspector General (IG) and Interior’s […]

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February 12, 2019 by

WVP Statement on Senate Permanently Reauthorizing the LWCF

Following news that the Senate just passed a public lands package 92-8 that includes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that also protects millions of acres […]

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February 12, 2019 by

BREAKING: Top Interior Official David Bernhardt Caught Carrying Water for Former Client

Conflict-ridden Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt has been working on rolling back endangered species protections for the Delta Smelt, a policy change that directly favors his former client, Westlands Water […]

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