Collin O’Mara is president and chief executive of the National Wildlife Federation. Most of the articles about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s resignation have focused on investigations and alleged improprieties, rather than his failure to fulfill these essential duties. The National Wildlife Federation worked with Zinke both when he was a Montana state senator and a member of Congress. As a legislator, he actively opposed insidious efforts to sell public lands and advocated for important conservation programs such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund. He championed fixing the crumbling infrastructure of our national parks, national wildlife refuges and other public lands.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 02:37 UTC