The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Dozens of Public Lands Advocates Say Trump Administration 'Shut Them Out'
Groups comprised of ranchers, hunters and conservationists say Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has stonewalled them.
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Majority of National Park Service Board Resigns, Citing Administration Indifference
Three-quarters of the seats on the U.S. National Park Service advisory board are vacant following a mass resignation Monday night, with members stating their "requests to engage [with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke] have been ignored."
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Trump Outlines Big Cuts to Utah Monuments, Riling Tribes, Environmentalists
Trump has said former presidents abused the Antiquities Act by putting unnecessarily big chunks of territory off limits to drilling, mining, grazing, road traffic and other activities.
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Coal Mining Health Study Is Halted by Interior Department
“Stopping this study is a ploy to stop science in its tracks and keep the public in the dark about health risks as a favor to the mining industry, pure and simple,” said Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Nation On Fire: Climate Change And The Burning Of America
Huge, explosive fires are becoming commonplace because climate change is setting the stage with higher temperatures, widespread drought, earlier snowmelt and spring vegetation growth.
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California's Fracking Gone Wrong, Part 2: The Environmental Costs
Many scientists and environmental experts-turned-activists are making their way to the Golden State in recent months as the battle over fracking the Monterey Shale Deposit heats up.
