Zinke pledges 'action' on harassment inside Park Service

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, and Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Chris Lehnertz address National Park Service employees Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. A survey of Park Service employees found nearly two in five have experienced some sort of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) The long-awaited survey also found that more than one in 10 employees felt sexually harassed on the job. The report confirmed a pattern of widespread misconduct that broke into the open two years ago with a scandal at the Grand Canyon National Park, where investigators found that male employees preyed on female colleagues during long trips down the Colorado River.

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