Donald Trump’s embattled interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, is stepping down, following a series of scandals in which he is accused of using his position for personal gain. Trump added that Zinke had “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a new secretary of the interior would be announced next week. Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters, called Zinke “the most scandal-plagued interior secretary in recent memory”. Interior department whistleblower: Ryan Zinke hollowed out the agency Read moreRepresentative Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, said he was hoping for a “genuine turning of the page”. “Secretary Zinke’s successor has a chance to move on from an unfortunate Trump administration record of environmental mismanagement and decline,” Grijalva said.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2018 14:35 UTC