Mr. Watt thrilled parts of the political right with his unstinting pursuit of his mission, ... Interior Secretary James G. Watt with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1981.

James Watt, westerner, Interior secretary, rabble-rouser, dead at 85. By Michael Doyle, Heather Richards | 06/09/2023 01:51 PM EDT “I have seen the West not simply through the eyes of the summer ...

James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the ...

James Watt, Reagan’s pro-development Interior secretary, dies at 85 Hard-line conservative was known for cutting regulations, exploiting natural resources Published: June 8, 2023 at 7:33 p.m. ET ...

James G. Watt, who as President Ronald Reagan’s first Interior secretary tilted environmental policies sharply toward commercial exploitation, touching off a national debate over the development ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans ...