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While plugging his ongoing efforts to reorganize the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and revise its regulatory agenda to be more energy industry friendly, Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday offered unequivocal support for more domestic exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday said it was “wasteful” for natural gas to be flared from oil wells, but he wants to find a way to incentivize rather than penalize operators.

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke postponed an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Thursday on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in northwest New Mexico.

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke said a massive reorganization is being considered for the agency, which may include managing federal lands by watersheds rather than political borders, and through relocating employees to field offices across the country.

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke said a massive reorganization is being considered for the agency, which may include managing federal lands by watersheds rather than political borders, and through relocating employees to field offices across the country.

The sudden reversal Tuesday by the Department of Interior to drop Florida from a draft proposal to expand U.S. offshore drilling sparked criticism from other coastal state leaders also opposed.

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to throw out the rule book for offshore oil and natural gas drilling, expanding leasing to politically sensitive areas including the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke reportedly told attendees of an oil and natural gas industry conference Monday that nearly one-third of DOI staff are disloyal to President Trump, and vowed to make unspecified changes to the culture of the department.

Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke has reportedly recommended that President Trump trim the size of at least three national monuments designated by previous administrations, including the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah.