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Exclusive: Israel’s PM Netanyahu Benefited From Cousin’s Unauthorized Deals With Libya
Nathan Milikowsky's firm sold electrodes to Libya while Netanyahu invested in its raw material supply company.
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Exxon Attorney Drafted White House Comments Backing Top Trump Environmental Pick
Newly obtained emails involving the nomination of a climate change denier for the White House post show the fossil fuel industry’s sway over Trump's administration.
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Emails Show EPA’s Air Office Going To Bat For Boss’s Former Lobbying Firm
Bill Wehrum pushed industry-friendly policies as he and his staff stayed in contact with his old corporate law firm.
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Top Interior Department Official In Email To Staff: 'Our Job Is To Protect The Secretary'
A scheduler spent $4,000 on a week in the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for Ryan Zinke's trip -- a cost one appointee said would draw an inspector's attention.
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Deputy Interior Secretary Keeps Meeting With Lobbyists For Client of His Former Firm
David Bernhardt met with lobbyists for MGM Resorts who oppose a tribal casino. Interior has now balked at approving that casino.
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Deputy Interior Secretary Met With Lobbyist For A Casino His Former Firm Also Represents
According to an ethics agreement David Bernhardt signed, he's prohibited from participating in matters involving his former employer.
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Trump Energy Official Promoting New Coal Plants Suddenly Discovered He Owns Coal Stock
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steve Winberg recently told ethics officials he held a stock option in his former employer.
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State Lawmaker Sends Constituent’s Emails to Gas Pipeline Lobbyist ... Uh, Oops?
The lobbyist may have outed himself by hitting “reply all.”
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Months Before Winning $300 Million Puerto Rico Contract, Whitefish Energy Was On Shaky Financial Grounds
In newly obtained emails, local officials questioned the company's finances as it sought to build a transformer manufacturing plant near Whitefish, Montana.
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A New 'Sustainable Energy' Coalition In Massachusetts Is Really A Front Group For Gas Interests
Despite its green-sounding name, the Mass Coalition for Sustainable Energy represents companies who want to build more natural gas pipelines.
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Lobbyists Mingled With State Lawmakers At Democrats Closed-Door Policy Retreat
The predominance of corporate interests underscores the ongoing tension between the party's centrist and progressive wings.
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Top Interior Department Official Stayed At Montana Resort That Secretary Zinke’s Billionaire Friend And Donor Owns
The revelation raises questions about the use of public funds related to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's activities and travel.