Since his arrival at the Interior Department, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has shown a willingness to press ethics lawyers for decisions that help his agenda.
The shift makes it cheaper for some of the wealthiest communities to replenish their beachfronts, which are increasingly under threat from more frequent and intense storms, rising seas and other effects of climate change.
David Bernhardt is backing a plan to raise the height of the Shasta Dam in California even though his department’s experts have warned against the change.
David Bernhardt is backing a plan to raise the height of the Shasta Dam in California even though his department’s experts have warned against the change.
