** Another day, another Bernhardt investigation
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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020
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The Interior Department's top watchdog has opened a new investigation into the actions of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The latest investigation ([link removed]) will look into the gassing of peaceful protesters in front of the White House earlier this month by U.S. Park Police. Several members of Congress requested the IG look into the incident, and Inspector General Mark Greenblatt told lawmakers that Bernhardt had subsequently asked for the review as well.
Hours after the investigation was announced, Park Police again cleared Lafayette Square ([link removed]) , this time as protesters attempted to topple the statue of President Andrew Jackson ([link removed]) , a slaveholder who forced tens of thousands of Native Americans off of their land, leading to thousands of deaths on the Trail of Tears. Bernhardt took to Twitter late Tuesday night ([link removed]) to praise the officers who protected the statue and did not acknowledge Jackson's genocidal history.
Secretary Bernhardt and several of his top deputies remain the subject of numerous investigations ([link removed]) , and members of Congress have called for the resignation of Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech ([link removed]) after two investigations in six months uncovered his unethical behavior.
** The Road to 30 Virtual Tour comes to Colorado
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This Thursday, join the Center for Western Priorities and Conservation Colorado for the next event in our Road to 30 ([link removed]) Virtual Tour ([link removed]) highlighting the bold vision to protect 30 percent of America's land and water by 2030. Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Tom Udall will join Conservation Colorado Executive Director Kelly Nordini with a look at how Colorado can lead the way in the effort.
RSVP now ([link removed]) , and join us on Thursday at noon Mountain Time on YouTube ([link removed]) or Facebook ([link removed]) .
Quick hits
** More coal has retired under Trump than in Obama's second term; coal exec calls it “genocide”
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Conservation groups sue over rollback of Trump clean water protections
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The Hill ([link removed])
** House vote on conservation funding, parks maintenance delayed to late July after GOP refuses quick consideration
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Trump administration allows Chesapeake Energy to suspend drilling on over 100 leases
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Reuters ([link removed])
** Watchdog to probe Park Service gassing of protesters near White House
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Associated Press ([link removed]) | The Hill ([link removed])
** Colorado's once-a-decade “use it or lose it” water rights list comes out next week
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KUNC ([link removed])
** Storymap: The hardest working river in the West
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Babbitt Center ([link removed])
** Abandoned bus made famous by “Into the Wild” removed to protect public safety
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The Guardian ([link removed])
Quote of the day
"It's like trying to keep telegraph workers employed. Communications moved beyond the telegraph. There are other things we can do. We have a much better technology for satisfying the need for energy. They could start thinking about helping the people who are defined by more than a specific dying occupation. They are people who want and need jobs. They have skills to do other things."
—University of Chicago Professor Steve Cicala
on coal's demise, E&E News ([link removed])
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Fair-weather clouds reflect off the calm waters of the Snake River in early morning light. Located less than an hour south of Boise, the Snake River Canyon, with its crags and crevices and thermal updrafts, is home to the greatest concentration of nesting birds of prey in North America – and perhaps, the world. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
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