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A group of 91 environmental, wildlife and progressive groups called for Bureau of Land Management acting Director William Perry Pendley's resignation in a letter to the Interior Secretary. (Associated Press)

William Perry Pendley ouster demanded by liberal environmentalists

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt speaks to reporters Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, after addressing water managers from seven Western U.S. states at a Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ken Ritter) ** FILE **

US officials to review deal on sharing Colorado River water

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, David Bernhardt speaks before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at his confirmation hearing to head the Interior Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Interior Department is proposing to award a contract for federal water in perpetuity to a water district that long employed Bernhardt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

David Bernhardt, Interior secretary, cleared of meddling with endangered-species report

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

National Parks Service drops plan to allow ATVs in Utah

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Interior secretary scheduled 2-day visit to North Dakota

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Maine to benefit from conservation grants

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In this March 31, 2015, file photo, a bald eagle takes flight in Newcastle, Maine. Bald eagles are in the midst of record population growth in the northern New England states and could find themselves removed from all state endangered lists. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Endangered Species Act revisions by Donald Trump decried

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Latest: Interior secretary touts Trump NEPA reform in NV

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U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt talks to a reporter in Elko, Nev. on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 before touring an expansion project at a nearby gold mine. Bernhardt says some of the Bureau of Land Management's workers are likely to end up in Elko as part of the agency's plans to move its headquarters to Colorado next year. (Jeff Mullins/Elko Daily Free Press via AP)

Interior boss touts regulatory reforms at Nevada gold mine

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President Donald Trump speaks during his reelection kickoff rally at the Amway Center, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump to give July 4 speech that honors military

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters as he formally announced his 2020 re-election bid Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump to honor US military during Fourth of July address

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Protestors gather on the Gore Creek Recreation Path to protest Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt on the first day of the annual Western Governors' Association meeting Monday, June 10, 2019, in Vail, Colo. Put on through the Sierra Club of Colorado, the protestors were trying to get Bernhardt's attention, who is keynoting the first day of the conference. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)

Interior’s Bernhardt quiet on possible new BLM headquarters

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Plan to expand hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges revealed

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 26, 2017, photo, Susie Gelbart walks near petroglyphs at the Gold Butte National Monument near Bunkerville, Nev. U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says he has no plans for additional changes to Gold Butte and other national monuments as recommended by his predecessor, but says it's ultimately up to President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Interior boss: No monument changes planned, but up to Trump

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrat cautions about Trump’s July 4th extravaganza

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office as goes to speak on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 25, 2019, as part of the activities for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration reevaluating offshore drilling plans

By MATTHEW DALY AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 16, 2017, file photo, ice is broken up by the passing of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails through the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska. The Trump administration is reevaluating its controversial plan to sharply expand offshore drilling as it responds to a court ruling that blocked drilling off Alaska. President Donald Trump has pushed to open nearly all U.S. coastlines to offshore oil and gas drilling. But a federal judge last month ruled against Trump’s executive order to open the Arctic and parts of the Atlantic. Coastal states also have opposed the expanded drilling. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Trump reevaluates controversial offshore drilling plan

By Matthew Daly and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2019 file photo, David Bernhardt speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Internal investigators at the Interior Department say they have launched another ethics probe involving top officials at the agency. The April 23 announcement comes a week after news that the same watchdog office was investigating ethics allegations against the agency’s newly confirmed chief, Bernhardt. Spokeswoman Nancy DiPaolo of Interior’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed that an investigation had begun but declined comment on how many senior officials at the agency were now under ethics reviews. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Watchdogs open 2nd ethics probe of top Interior officials

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2019 file photo, David Bernhardt, a former oil and gas lobbyist, speaks before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at his confirmation hearing to head the Interior Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed Bernhardt as the Interior secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Interior watchdog probes agency’s newly confirmed chief

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2019 file photo, David Bernhardt, a former oil and gas lobbyist, speaks before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at his confirmation hearing to head the Interior Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed Bernhardt as the Interior secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press