Michael has covered the Interior Department, the Fish and Wildlife Service and endangered species since 2017. He previously covered California and legal affairs for McClatchy's Washington Bureau. He is the author of three books, "The Ministers' War," "Radical Chapters" and "The Forestport Breaks." He graduated from Oberlin College and earned master's degrees from Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow, and from Johns Hopkins University. He is an adjunct instructor at George Washington University and is a Virginia-certified EMT.
A former tribal cop's publicly funded visit to a strip club called Whispers lays bare one of the top priorities for the Interior Department's new watchdog, who says he wants more emphasis on Indian Country issues.
Republican lawmakers today slammed an extraordinary move by the Interior Department to pull the plug on all department-related House Appropriations Committee staff travel, suggesting the Trump administration will soon rue the decision.
Aurelia Skipwith fielded questions yesterday about her ethics and responsiveness, but appeared to hold her own during a potentially history-making confirmation hearing to serve as Fish and Wildlife Service director. Skipwith would be the first African-American to head the agency.
Interior Department Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt keeps the courage of other men in mind.
Twenty-seven former Fish and Wildlife Service employees today united in opposition to the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith as the agency's next director.