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Stricter Rules for Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has changed the procedures the Bureau of Land Management must follow before leasing federal land for o … more…

Salazar Calls ‘Time Out’ on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar put the brakes on new uranium mining claims on more than a million acres near the Grand Canyon today, … more…

The Winners of the ProPublica Prizes

And we have our winners. No, not for the Triple Crown or hockey and basketball playoffs. But for the ProPublica Prizes for Investigat … more…

Morning Cup: Stimulus for Trail Mix

This is the latest roundup from our stimulus blog.

While much of the stimulus package points to the future with green energy … more…

Secretary Salazar: The Everyman of Obama’s Cabinet

Within hours of inviting you to peek at Team Obama's financial disclosures yesterday, we were flooded with responses from readers who … more…

Midnight Regs: Now Featuring a Weakened Endangered Species Act!

With just 39 days left in office, the Bush administration has just issued a final rule change on the Endangered Species Act, removing … more…

Rushed Interior Dept. Rule Overrides Congress; Allows Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

After only 15 days' review -- less than half the normal period -- the Department of the Interior issued its final rule (PDF) today th … more…

Midnight Reg Watch: In Turnabout, EPA Allows Mining Debris Near Streams

Ignoring its own scientific study, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that dumping debris from coal mining into moun … more…

Can Obama Turn Back The Clock On Bush’s Midnight Rules?

This story was originally published in Politico.

Whether it’s relaxing pollution-control standards for power plants or allowing lo … more…

Second Interior Official Pleads Guilty in Sex, Drugs and Oil Scandal

One of the figures at the core of the sex, drugs and oil scandal has pleaded guilty to a corruption charge, admitting that he traded … more…

Sex and Drugs Aside, Interior Dept. Scandal Is Story of Corruption

Before he became the man at the center of the Sex, Drugs, and Oil scandal, Gregory W. Smith ran a section of the Interior Department … more…

Will Scandal Shake Up Offshore Drilling Bill?

A series of inspector general reports alleging cocaine use and government regulators literally jumping into bed with Big Oil would ma … more…

New Report Details Wide-Ranging Ethics Scandal at Interior Dept.

Update: We've just added the scandal under "Sex, Drugs, and Oil" to our Scandal Watch.

There's quite a scandal brewing at the Inte … more…

Government Could Lose Billions to Oil Industry on Royalties

Oil companies may receive a $53 billion boon thanks to a royalty relief package designed to enhance the appeal of drilling in the Gul … more…