ryan zinke
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Interview: Interior secretary nominee from Colorado says he will balance energy, environment
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WASHINGTON – The former oil industry lobbyist now in charge of the Interior Department says he’s prepared to balance the interests of environmentalists against an administration that has put a priority on opening public lands to energy development. David Bernhardt, a Colorado native and formerly with Denver law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, has represented…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Kobach considering 2020 US Senate bid in Kansas
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KANSAS Kobach considering US Senate bid in 2020 TOPEKA, Kansas – Kris Kobach, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump and an advocate of tough immigration laws, has confirmed he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2020 after losing the Kansas governor’s race. Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, joins a…
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Ex-Interior chief Zinke defends legacy; Colorado historian questions claims
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BILLINGS, Mont. — As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington, chased by ethics investigations and criticism of his actions favoring industry, he told The Associated Press he’s lived up to the conservation ideals of Theodore Roosevelt and insisted the myriad allegations against him will be proven untrue. The former Montana congressman also said…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | Grand Junction shines as D.C. eyes new home for BLM
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published May 25. Last month, after French President Emmanuel Macron addressed a joint meeting of Congress, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado quickly caught up to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on the House…
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Interior Secretary Zinke cites ‘attacks’ in resignation letter
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose departure from the Trump administration was announced Saturday via presidential tweet, said in his resignation letter that “vicious and politically motivated attacks” against him had “created an unfortunate distraction” in fulfilling the agency’s mission. Trump, in tweeting Zinke’s departure, said the former Montana congressman “accomplished much during his tenure” and…
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Following call to resign, Interior chief Zinke slams Democrat as a drunk
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke harshly attacked the Arizona Democrat who is set to lead the committee overseeing his department in the next Congress, accusing him Friday of alcoholism and calling on him to resign from Congress. “It’s hard for him to think straight from the bottom of the bottle,” Zinke said of U.S. Rep. Raul…
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Interior Secretary Zinke signs science deal with Colorado School of Mines
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an agreement in Denver Monday to establish a partnership between Golden’s Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Geological Survey, the Department of the Interior’s science agency. The partnership will bring a $120 million building – $161 million including related investments – and 150 federal employees to the Golden…
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Interior’s Zinke bans new mining claims on public land near Yellowstone
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EMIGRANT, Mont. (AP) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke approved a 20-year ban on new mining claims in the towering mountains north of Yellowstone National Park on Monday, after two proposed gold mines raised concerns that an area drawing tourists from the around the globe could be spoiled. As Zinke signed the mineral ban at…
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Interior opines on Endangered Species Act, as protesters await Zinke in Steamboat
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On Thursday, Coloradan David Bernhardt, the deputy director of the Department of Interior, was making a case for the Trump administration’s changes to the Endangered Species Act in a Washington Post op-ed. Meanwhile, protesters in Colorado were making plans to protest his boss, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, as he speaks at a private event in…
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Interior Secretary Zinke cites Colorado’s advantages in BLM move
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke gripped two hiking poles, citing a gimpy knee from his years as a Navy SEAL and a college football lineman, as he wandered deeper into Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday. “There’s no reason a trail can’t begin on Forest Service property and go into…
