David Bernhardt is a former fossil fuels lobbyist who now leads the Interior Department. Since he joined it in 2017, the department has made at least 15 policy changes, decisions or proposals that would directly benefit Bernhardt's former clients.
While Bernhardt has recused himself for a period of time from certain dealings with his former clients, he serves as one of the main architects of the Trump administration's deregulation agenda that has benefitted energy companies -- including some of Bernhardt's former clients. Since Bernhardt joined the department in 2017, it has made at least 15 policy changes, decisions or proposals that would directly benefit Bernhardt's former clients.
Public calendars show Bernhardt attended at least three staff meetings related to the sage grouse, at least one of which included staffers who communicated with IPAA on the issue or met with the group's representatives.In a March 2018 letter, IPAA and other groups specifically thanked Bernhardt for Interior's regulation rollbacks and said they looked forward to working with the agency on revising sage grouse land-use policies.
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