A small, Montana-based energy company that won a $300-million contract to help restore power to Puerto Rico is facing scrutiny because, among other things, it is based in Whitefish, Mont., the home of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. A spokesman for the company, though, says the contract was entered into without any involvement from federal officials.
“The Interior Dept. would have no reason to be involved and no Interior Dept. officials were consulted,” says Chris Chiames, a spokesman for Whitefish.