Interior Secretary, ulterior motives

Scandals mount under David Bernhardt just two weeks after being confirmed to lead Interior It’s been just two weeks since David Bernhardt was confirmed as head of the Interior Department (DOI), and already his tenure is mired in at least four separate controversies. From the day he was confirmed earlier this month — despite uproar from Democrats over his conflicts of interest and a prior career as an oil and gas lobbyist — Bernhardt has faced a wave of scandals. The Interior Department’s watchdog is currently investigating Bernhardt over ethics concerns, along with a half-dozen other DOI senior officials. Those investigations come as the department faces renewed scrutiny over its decisions regarding Bears Ears, the Utah national monument dramatically reduced by Bernhardt’s equally scandal-ridden predecessor, Ryan Zinke. And on Thursday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) called for yet another investigation. [READ MORE]( [Trump administration is ignoring a massive problem at U.S. nuclear plants]( [READ MORE]( [A quiet drinking water crisis is going unaddressed in Iowa]( [READ MORE]( [Mueller report exposes ‘Miners for Trump’ as a Russian troll effort]( [READ MORE]( [Earth Day founder thinks we’re close to political breakthrough on climate]( [READ MORE]( [Trump claims U.S. has ‘record clean’ air. A new report says otherwise.]( [READ MORE]( Watch this: People across the United States are breathing increasingly polluted air, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. The 2019 report found that air pollution has gotten increasingly worse compared to the past two reports as a result of both climate change and the Trump administration’s rollback of environmental protections. But if you listen to the president tell it, the air has never been cleaner. CAPAF | ThinkProgress Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 United States This email was sent to{EMAIL}. [unsubscribe](