David Bernhardt is aiding and abetting seditionists

The Interior Department announced it would resume selling oil and gas leases on public land, but the first sale would be dramatically smaller than previously planned. The lease sale, which had been postponed due to conflicting court rulings, will put 144,000 acres up for auction, an 80 percent reduction from the 733,000 acres that oil and gas companies […]

“The Trump administration is signing the death warrants of millions of birds across the country.”

DENVER—The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this morning advanced the nomination of Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt by a 14 to 6 vote. The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Rokala: “It’s disappointing that the committee rushed to vote on Bernhardt’s nomination despite new revelations of a possible […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 28, 2019 DENVER—Today, Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of the Interior. In questioning, Bernhardt stated he would not extend his recusals covering his former clients in the oil, gas, and mining industries if confirmed by the […]

“These plans show that a handshake doesn’t mean anything to David Bernhardt unless it’s with an oil and gas executive. At Bernhardt’s direction, the Interior Department is breaking a landmark deal that was brokered by Western governors, ranchers, and conservationists—all to allow more drilling and mining.