A letter from the DOI Office of Inspector General explaining that the Interior Department has been misleading Congress and the public for months about why and how it canceled a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal mining.… Continue Reading

05.21.18

NPS Letter to Grijalva on Border Region Law Enforcement Ramp

The National Park Service (NPS) responded to Ranking Member Grijalva's letter requesting more information on the deployment of U.S. Park Police officers to secure the southern border.… Continue Reading

05.18.18

DOI Response to GAO Request on Zinke Calls with Alaska Senators

The Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor responded to a letter concerning the telephone calls made between Secretary Zinke and two Senators from Alaska.… Continue Reading

04.16.18

DOI Inspector General Looks into Zinke's use of Chartered Planes

The Department of the Interior Inspector General Mary Kendall sent a letter to Ranking Member Grijalva and Rep. McEachin on her investigation into Secretary Zinke's use of chartered planes.… Continue Reading

04.12.18

Grijalva Letter to Zinke on Vetting Process for DOI Political Appointees

Following several embarrassing instances of racist and conspiratorial statements by Trump administration Inteior Department officials, Ranking Member Grijalva writes to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting information on DOI's vetting process for political appointees.… Continue Reading

04.12.18

Grijalva Calls for a Hearing on the DOI Reassignment Process

In response to the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report that concluded that the reassignments at DOI were for purely political reasons to punish employees that work on climate change or conservation, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) to request an oversight hearing on the real reasons for the reassignments.… Continue Reading

04.05.18

Grijalva and McEachin Letter Requesting OSC Investigation of Zinke Politicking in Florida

Reps. Grijalva and McEachin request an Office of Special Counsel investigation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's potentially illegal campaign activities while on duty during a trip to Florida. This letter was sent April 5, 2018.… Continue Reading

04.05.18

Democratic Letter to DOI IG on Manipulating NPS Climate Change Report

A letter from Reps. Grijalva, Tsongas, McEachin, Beyer and Lowenthal requesting an Interior Department inspector general investigation of the removal of information about human climate impacts from a report commissioned by the National Park Service. This letter was sent April 5, 2018.… Continue Reading

03.15.18

Letter From Secretary Zinke to Chairman Bishop on Non-Commercial Travel

The Department of the Interior sent a letter to Chairman Bishop clarifying questions raised about Secretary Zinke's use of non-commercial flights.… Continue Reading

03.07.18

Grijalva and McEachin Letter Requesting OSC Investigation of Zinke AML Announcements

Ranking Member Grijalva and Rep. McEachin sent a letter to the Department of the Interior Special Counsel to request an investigation into whether Secretary Zinke violated the Hatch Act when he used taxpayer funds to announce funding for coal mine reclamation at a site one mile away from the boundary of the 18th District of Pennsylvania. A special Congressional election took place in the District less than three weeks after the announcement was made.… Continue Reading

02.28.18

Press Releases

Grijalva Letter Requesting Scott Angelle Phone Record Nov. 16 2018

Democratic Letter to Council of IGs on DOI IG Replacement Oct. 18 2018

Letter on DOI Science Policy October 11 2018

Interior Department Inspector General Confirms Investigation of Zinke Halliburton Meeting July 18 2018

GAO Letter to Grijalva and Pallone on Zinke Threats to Alaska Senators June 27 2018

Grijalva Letter to Zinke on Preserving North Carolina Red Wolves June 18 2018

Dems Hearing Request on Harassment at DOI June 11 2018

DOI IG Letter on Cancellation of NAS Mountaintop Removal Mining Study June 7 2018