David Bernhardt

Caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd are seen migrating onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The Interior Department hopes to conduct a lease sale for oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain by the end of

National
Environment

Trump Administration Moves Closer To Allowing Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge

6:47pm August 17, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Environmental groups plan to sue to protect the breeding ground for caribou and polar bears. But if a drilling lease is sold, it could make it harder for a future president to reverse the move.

The farewell letter that former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posted to Twitter was barely legible, although he did also type out his missive.

Politics & Government
Environment

Zinke's Handwritten Resignation Note: A Bear To Read, A Bone To Critics

11:06am January 03, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The outgoing interior secretary wrote his resignation letter in thick red ink. Now critics are piling on for his handwriting and his policies.