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FILE- In this file photo, date unknown, the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument features sheer sandstone walls, broken occasionally by tributary canyons. An internal watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing following a complaint that he redrew the boundaries of a national monument in Utah to benefit a former state lawmaker and political ally. The Interior Department’s office of inspector general says it found no evidence that Zinke gave former state Rep. Mike Noel preferential treatment in shrinking the boundaries of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

APNewsBreak: Watchdog clears Zinke in Utah monument probe

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo, after a brief delay to let a downpour pass, volunteers resume their search for human remains at a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif. A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday, Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne, File)

Zinke says Northern California fire costs likely in billions

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018 file photo, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke arrives for an event with President Donald Trump on the opioid crisis in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Zinke says he’s “100 percent confident” no wrongdoing will be found in pending ethics investigations that have stirred speculation he could get ousted from Trump’s cabinet. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Zinke ‘100 percent confident’ he’ll be cleared in probes

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Trump says he’s not firing Interior Secretary Zinke, for now

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke arrives for an event with President Donald Trump on the opioid crisis, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Interior watchdog refers Zinke probe to Justice Department

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with reporters at the Camp Nelson National Monument on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Camp Nelson was a Union Army depot during the U.S. Civil War and was a recruiting center for black soldiers. Zinke announced Saturday Camp Nelson has been officially designated as a national monument. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Civil war site in Kentucky designated as national monument

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Offshore wind farms planned on East and West coasts

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In this Oct. 8, 2018 photo, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announces a ban on mining claims north of Yellowstone National Park as K.C. Walsh, left, president of Simms Fishing Products, listens near Emigrant, Mont. The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports, according to Zinke and two Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Watchdog groups raise alarm about transfer of HUD official to inspector general at Interior

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a mining dumper truck hauls coal at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont. The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

U.S. eyes military bases for coal, gas exports

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a dragline excavator moves rocks above a coal seam at the Spring Creek Mine in Decker, Mont. The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

The Latest: Governor: Coal export idea is ‘harebrained’ plan

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to use military bases in Alaska and other Pacific states as hubs for exporting fuel. (Associated Press)

Trump administration eyes military to boost blocked gas, coal exports in West

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Latest: Zinke signs mining ban near Yellowstone park

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FILE--In this Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, the Yellowstone River is shown in Montana's Paradise Valley with Emigrant Peak in the background near Pray, Mont. Officials on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, blocked new mining claims outside Yellowstone National Park. Federal officials have proposed blocking mining claims on more than 30,000 acres north of the nation's first national park. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, file)

Zinke expected to OK block on mining claims near Yellowstone

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks during a tour at Zion National Park on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Zinke was in southern Utah to draw attention to a maintenance backlog at national parks. (Jeffrey D. Allred/The Deseret News via AP)

Zinke cans the notion he’s giving away lands for oil and gas

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The Latest: Zinke says public lands not going to oil, gas

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Interior secretary to lead volunteer project at Grand Canyon

Associated Press

Zinke seeks more state wildlife management on federal lands

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2018 file photo, firefighters monitor a backfire while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire near Ladoga, Calif. A nationwide telecommunications company that slowed internet service to firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in California history says it has removed all speed cap restrictions for first responders on the West Coast. Verizon Senior Vice President Mike Maiorana says the service restrictions were removed as of Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, and include Hawaii, where emergency crews have rescued people from areas flooded by Hurricane Lane. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Gov. Jerry Brown echoes Ryan Zinke in push to fight wildfires with more logging, thinning

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Zinke blames green groups for increasing wildfire risk by holding forests ‘hostage’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ed Bledsoe tries to hold back tears as he searches through what remains of his home, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Redding, Calif. Bledsoe's wife, Melody, great-grandson James Roberts and great-granddaughter Emily Roberts were killed at the home in the Carr Fire. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Ryan Zinke dismisses climate change narrative in push to save forests from California wildfires

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times