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Interior Secretary Zinke calls for fewer barriers to development on public land

Removing bureaucratic obstacles to development on federal land can create jobs and offer hope to nearby communities, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said May 27 in hinting at long-term changes in store for federal agencies including the Interior Department.

Promising reorganization "on a scale of 100 years" but without offering specifics, Zinke said the Interior Department and other land management agencies need to better cooperate. Right now, agencies that evaluate the same project often end up providing conflicting opinions, he said at the Western Governors’ Association annual meeting in his hometown of Whitefish, Mont.

"Jobs matter. There’s a social cost of not having jobs. And we love environmental regulations fair and equitable, but it takes wealth to make sure that we can maintain those regulations and improve," Zinke said.

Full Story: http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/06/28/zinke-calls-for-fewer-barriers-to-development-on-public-land/

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