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POGO Asks Inspector General to Review Interior Official’s Move to Oil Company POGO Joins Letter Objecting to Interior’s Proposed FOIA Rule POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence Interior Blowout Preventer Rulemaking Violates Public Access Laws POGO Urges President Trump to Fill Inspectors General Vacancies POGO Uncovers Ethic Concerns at BLM POGO Letter to White House Regarding Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Size POGO Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Bureau of Land Management and the Revolving Door POGO Letter of Support for Amendment to Slow Revolving Door between Industry and Interior POGO Letter Expressing Strong Support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 POGO joins letter to President Obama urging continued public access to monitoring of Gulf oil spill

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An Acting Director and a Permanent Move

analysis | December 5, 2019 | Tim Stretton & Emily Sorkin Smith

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Report: Interior Gives Oil Companies Discounts on Drilling Rights

analysis | November 4, 2019 | David S. Hilzenrath

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Interior Secretary’s Move to ‘Enhance’ Ethics Could Legitimize Bad Behavior

analysis | September 12, 2019 | Liz Hempowicz
Mining for Access at the Interior Department

investigation | September 4, 2019 | Lydia Dennett & Laura Peterson
Trump Administration Pulls Punches in Drilling Safety Rollback

analysis | May 17, 2019 | David S. Hilzenrath
Interior’s Rollback Includes Surprise Gift to Oil Industry

investigation | May 14, 2019 | David S. Hilzenrath
Interior Watchdog Leadership Confusion Highlights Need for Stronger Laws

analysis | October 23, 2018 | Peter Tyler
Interior Dept Gives Rules Drafted by Oil Industry Force of Law

investigation | August 7, 2018 | David S. Hilzenrath
Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department Gives Law-Breaking Coal Company a Pass

investigation | June 25, 2018 | Laura Peterson
Exxon Underpaid U.S. in Offshore Oil Dispute, Report Says

investigation | June 14, 2018 | David S. Hilzenrath