Senator’s staff to provide update on “potential federal actions that would affect Utah’s national monuments” Today, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch’s office will update the Utah Commission for the Stewardship of […]

Check out new profiles of political appointees at Interior https://departmentofinfluence.org/  Today, Western Values Project releases nine new profiles to the Department of Influence, tracking the revolving door between lobbyists, special […]

Senators demand answers about monuments review, veterans call on Zinke to preserve national monuments, special interests continue to call the shots Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is antsy to […]

Former lobbyists poised to bring history of false claims and questionable dealings to administration The United States Senate will soon consider Trump’s nominee to head the Council on Environmental Quality, […]

Western Values Project in ongoing lawsuit seeking documents on Zinke’s monument review   Today, Senator Dick Durbin announced he is placing a hold on several nominees to serve in the Interior […]

Secretary met with attorney general before governor With public meetings on the proposed sage grouse management plans being conducted across Nevada this week, an internal document released by the Department […]

The extreme views of Trump’s nominee to head Council on Environmental Quality  The head of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a position unknown to many Americans that has […]

Report shills for the oil and gas industry at the expense of public lands Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke finally made his ‘energy burdens’ report available to the public. […]

Oil and gas leaseholders in sagebrush habitat have ties to Zinke, political staff and lobby group Under Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s direction, the Bureau of the Land Management […]

Interior recommendations included 13 of 15 requests from oil and gas industry After over two months of failing to fulfill Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Western Values Project (WVP) […]