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Democrat requests hearing on Interior employee linked to Heartland
A House Democrat is asking the Natural Resources Committee to probe a senior Interior Department employee's connection to the conservative think tank Heartland Institute. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) is asking the committee to investigate whether Indur Goklany -- Interior's assistant director of programs, science and technology policy -- received or planned to receive a stipend from Chicago-based Heartland. Go to story #1
Climate change has widened its world and enlarged its menu. 
