Ryan Zinke

Trump reduces Bears Ears National Monument by 85% to open lands for extraction

2017-12-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Trump ordered an 85 percent reduction of Bears Ears National Monument from 1.35 million acres to 201,397 acres, the largest rollback of conservation protections in U.S. history. The proclamation split the monument into two noncontiguous units (Indian Creek and Shash Jáa), opening …

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Whitefish Energy Wins $300M No-Bid Puerto Rico Contract Despite 2 Employees

2017-10-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Whitefish Energy, a Montana company with only two full-time employees from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown, received a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria. The contract prohibited government auditing of costs while charging $462 …

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