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Watchdog explores link between U.S. Interior Department Secretary and her daughter's lobbying
Somah Haaland is the daughter of Deb Haaland whom U.S. Pres. Joe Biden appointed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. -
Second DOI official accused of violating federal ethics law, 'Biden Ethics Pledge'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Another Department of the Interior (DOI) official is being accused of violating federal ethics laws and the Biden Ethics Pledge. -
U.S. Interior Department Inspector General finds Bureau of Land Management official violated ethics
Protect the Public's Trust (PPT) alleges that BLM Deputy Director of Policy and Programs Nada Culver became the subject of an investigation by the DOI after PPT filed a complaint in June 2021 -
PPT demands investigation of Interior Secretary Haaland's financial reporting
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal watchdog has filed a complaint accusing Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Debra Haaland of having potentially violated reporting requirements on a financial disclosure report. -
Protect the Public’s Trust probes U.S. Interior Department Secretary’s instant millionaire marriage
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has entered a rags-to-riches marriage and a federal watchdog wants to know more. -
Watchdog questions Interior Department appointee's below-market-rate loan, tree spiking incident
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Documents obtained by a federal watchdog group show that the Department of Interior’s communications team may have knowingly assisted an appointee in making false statements after a Senate confirmation hearing. -
Protect the Public's Trust tracks ethics of credit union lobbyist, Obama Interior appointee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two new presidential appointees have been added to the watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT)’s ethics waiver tracker. -
House Republicans mount pressure on Klein to disclose conflict resolution efforts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Climate activist turned Biden administration official Elizabeth Klein is facing heightened scrutiny over possible conflicts of interest stemming from her affiliation with the controversial State Energy & Environmental Impact Center (SEEIC), a Bloomberg-funded organization at New York University's School of Law. -
DOI senior counselor's previous involvement in climate litigation could be a conflict under 'Biden ethics pledge'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A group that monitors conflicts of interest among government officials believes that climate activist Elizabeth Klein, now serving as senior counselor to Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, may have some problems. -
Disclosure records of former Bloomberg Center co-director Klein sought in suit against Interior
An open government, non-profit organization has sued the U.S. Department of Interior (DoI) for failing to immediately respond to its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding a former Michael Bloomberg-funded lawyer turned senior counselor to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. -
Capito, other senators introduce bill to block Biden plan to block energy moves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito joined some Senate colleagues to introduce a bill that would prevent the president and other officials from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval. -
Wildearth Guardians alleges Office of Surface Mining Reclamation failed to produce documents requested under FOIA
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit conservation organization alleges two federal agencies have failed to produce documents requested via the Freedom of Information Act. -
New Jersey seeks explanation from Interior Department why Florida received offshore exemption
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — New Jersey Attorney General Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced April 6 that he is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to better explain its reasoning for allowing Florida to be exempt from offshore drilling but not New Jersey. -
California joins opposition to Trump administration's opening coast to offshore drilling
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined a coalition of more than a dozen state attorneys general who are calling on the Trump administration to halt its proposed opening of California's coast to offshore drilling. -
AGs of California, New Mexico sue Interior Department
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — California's and New Mexico's attorneys general are suing the U.S. Interior Department, alleging violation of federal law. -
California, New Mexico challenge Interior Department for delaying Valuation Rule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced April 27 that he has joined New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas in suing the U.S. Department of the Interior for delaying the implementation of a rule designed to help taxpayers receive fair royalties from companies that extract oil, gas, and coal from federal lands. -
Environmental groups allege Interior Department violated law
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (Legal Newsline) — Environmental groups are suing the U.S. Interior Department, alleging violation of federal law. -
U.S. settles 17 tribal government claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell have announced the U.S. has reached settlements with 17 tribal governments that had alleged the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Treasury mismanaged monetary assets and natural resources held in trust by the U.S. for the benefit of the tribes. -
Sprint accuses federal government of failure to apply correct regulations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Sprint is suing federal agencies and officials, alleging failure to apply the correct regulations. -
Texas Indian gambling gets boost from Department of Interior
A recent federal memo and a Texas constitutional amendment could pave the way for an Indian gaming industry that has long been a target of the state's Governor's and Attorney General’s offices.