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Daniel Jorjani, the nominee to serve as the Interior Department’s top lawyer, in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 2, 2019. He misled members of Congress about his role in political screenings of the Interior Department's information releases in this hearing. (YouTube / Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee)
Press Release July 1, 2019

Environmental Groups Release Thousands of Interior Department Emails Documenting Unlawful Changes to Basic Transparency Measures

Internal emails reveal efforts, led by Interior’s top lawyer Daniel Jorjani, stifling the flow of information to the public under the Freedom of Information Act

Daniel Jorjani, postulado para servir como fiscal general del Departamento del Interior, hace parte de una audiencia de confirmación ante el Comité Senatorial de Energía y Recursos Naturales el 2 de mayo del 2019. Jorjani engañó a los miembros del Congreso respecto a su rol en evaluaciones políticas de los comunicados de información del departamento en la audiencia mencionada. (YouTube / Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee)
Press Release July 1, 2019

Grupos Medioambientales Publican Miles de Emails del Departamento del Interior Documentando Cambios Ilegales A Medidas Básicas de Transparencia

Correos electrónicos internos revelaron esfuerzos liderados por el abogado principal del departamento, Daniel Jorjani, impidiendo el flujo de información al público bajo la Ley por la Libertad de la Información (FOIA)

document June 14, 2019

Letter to Inspector General DOI Investigation and Jorjani Testimony

Earthjustice, Sierra Club, and Friends of the Earth have sent a letter to Interior’s acting inspector general requesting an investigation into the practice of political screening and Daniel Jorjani’s statements to Congress.

document June 26, 2018

Earthjustice DOI Transparency Lawsuit

Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth in federal court in the Northern District of California to pry loose suspected new agency guidelines around transparency at the Department of Interior put in place under Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is sworn into office on Capitol Hill in January 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
Press Release June 26, 2018

Environmental Groups Target Culture of Secrecy at Zinke’s Interior Department with New Lawsuit

Under Secretary Ryan Zinke, the Interior Department has rolled back transparency measures, keeping the American people in the dark about lands and resources that belong to them