The department will reseed wild areas damaged by the effects of climate change. The Department of the Interior invested $18 million into the new National Seed Strategy Keystone…
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Funding for Ecosystem Restoration in Eight States Released
The funds from the Bureau of Land Management will go to local restoration projects in Western states and Florida. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management…
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Bureau of Land Management Adds States to Solar Power Development
The agency increased the number of Western states from the original 2012 plan. The Bureau of Land Management updated the plan for solar power development in the western…
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Interior Publishes 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Program
The 2024-2029 plan further reduces oil and gas leases, enables offshore wind. The U.S. Department of the Interior published its final 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and…
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Interior Department Advances 15 Renewable Energy Projects
Multiple facilities will be created to generate power. Secretary Deb Haaland announced this month that the Department of the Interior is moving forward with 15 renewable energy projects…
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Interior Department Updates Climate Policy
Secretary announces creation of Climate Science Application Team. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced four updated climate policies for the Department of the Interior, working to…
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Large Lithium Deposit Discovered in U.S.
The mineral is needed for batteries In a volcanic crater located along the Nevada-Oregon border may be the largest deposit of lithium in the world. It is estimated…
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Tribes and Environmentalists Appeal Lithium Mine Construction
President’s administration pursues domestic lithium for electric vehicle production. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments from environmentalists and tribal communities opposing the construction of a…
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Interior Advances Proposals for Transmission Projects
Environmental reviews of 2 clean energy grid additions begin. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it is taking the next step with two transmission projects that…
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SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Moves Ahead
Interior Department publishes approval of the project’s management plan. The Bureau of Land Management announced that the next step of progression for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project has…
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