Department of the Interior removes 225,504 acres from mining and drilling leasing eligibility. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7917, protecting 225,504 acres of…
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DOI Finalizes Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations
The Interior Department works to improve workplace safety and transfers regulations to a new bureau. Last week, the Department of the Interior (DOI) finalized the transfer of offshore…
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Interior Announces Funding for Wildfire Management
Supports pay increases for firefighters and new training. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it will be providing $228 million for wildfire management in the fiscal…
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Federal Agencies Enter Agreement on Tribal Sovereignty
Interior leads a dozen departments in a memorandum supporting Native Americans. The Department of the Interior entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with 11 other federal departments this…
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Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Snail Darter’s Recovery
Small southern freshwater fish no longer near extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service celebrated the removal of the snail darter from the Federal List of Threatened and…
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Interior Secretary Commemorates Sand Creek Massacre
Tribal leaders and communities participate at the historic site. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Tribal leaders at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site last week,…
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Secretary Haaland Celebrates Native Land Return
Interior returns title for 1,000 acres to Onondaga Nation. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland celebrated the transferral of 1,000 acres of ancestral land to the…
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FEMA Accepting Applicants for Wildfire Commission
New group will recommend strategies for wildfire federal policy. The Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security Departments announced that the new Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission is now…
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DOI Announces Funding for Abandoned Coal Mines
Hope to bring employment back to coal towns. This week, the Department of the Interior announced that the Fiscal Year 2022 funding would be providing $725 million for…
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Interior Invites Public Comments on Conservation Database
Digitally accessible Atlas will show land preservation progress. The Department of the Interior is currently developing the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas (Atlas), a tool meant for the…
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