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Zinke Warns of ‘Gap in Trust’ With Energy Industry, Defends Cuts at Interior

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke defended the Trump administration’s proposed $11.7 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2018, and told two Senate panels that the department was “moving prudently” to fill positions in field offices while limiting hires in Washington, DC.

June 21, 2017
Senate Bill Would Extend Funding for BLM Permitting Pilot Program

Senate Bill Would Extend Funding for BLM Permitting Pilot Program

A bill that would extend a pilot program that streamlines the permitting process at the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for oil and natural gas drilling was introduced in the Senate last week and has bipartisan support.

June 10, 2014