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Topic: Department of Interior

An offshore oil rig sits in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle, Louisiana, June 12, 2010, as cleanup continues on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge halts oil and gas leases

Mark Armao - Grist
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Trump pulls nomination of "racist"

Andrea Germanos - Common Dreams
David Bernhardt (Getty/Zach Gibson)

"As corrupt as it gets"

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M. (Jim Clark/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File) (AP)

Polluter's friend to take FWS reins

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
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Ryan Zinke (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Zinke investigated by Justice Department

Matthew Rozsa
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Florida receives drilling exemption

Charlie May
(AP/Carolyn Kaster/Getty/imaginima/Salon)

The Interior Department's war on science

Matthew Rozsa
Xavier Becerra (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez))

California's top lawyer: Trump's bane

Amanda Marcotte
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Ryan ZInke (Getty/Mark Wilson)

Zinke caught abusing taxpayer funds

Charlie May
Ryan Zinke (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Zinke's "official" trips scrutinized

Taylor Link
Rick Perry (AP/Cliff Owen)

Rick Perry boards private-jet scandal

Jennie Neufeld
Rock formations in Gold Butte, which President Barack Obama designated as a national monument. (AP)

It's the economy, stupid

Emma Foehringer Merchant - Grist
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(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

a sham donation

Charlie May
(AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Matthew Rozsa
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