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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Interior Department creates it as a provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The Department of the Interior announced last week the establishment of the new Wildland Fire Mitigation…
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Interior Appoints Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator
Position will lead the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Department of the Interior announced this week that Winnie Stachelberg would head the implementation of the Bipartisan…
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National Park Service Director Sworn into Office
Charles F. Sams III first tribal citizen to hold the position. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland swore in Charles F. Sams III into office as the Director…
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Interior Expands Conservation Around San Diego
Part of a larger effort to provide green spaces in urban environments. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in San Diago to announce new conservation…
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Interior Department Promotes Record and Information Sharing Between Indian Schools
The transparency program hopes to promote healing and understanding. The Department of the Interior announced that it is launching a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase document…
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Interior Releases Gas and Oil Leasing Program Report
Calls for improvements to address climate change. The Department of the Interior released a new report last week that analyzed the oil and gas leasing programs within the…
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