Interior department faces ethics queries as official meets with Koch-linked group

A review of records by the Guardian reveals Douglas Domenech held meetings with Texas Public Policy Foundation, which was involved in suing the department

As allegations of ethics violations mount at the US Environmental Protection Agency, new evidence is raising ethics concerns about key Trump-administration appointees at the interior department.

Records reviewed by the Guardian and Pacific Standard show that a high-level interior official, Douglas Domenech, held meetings with a previous employer, the Koch-linked Texas Public Policy Foundation, while it was involved in legal action against the department.