Crews working to protect giant Sequoias from fire. A wildfire in Yosemite National Park in California, after growing five-fold over the weekend, is threatening some of the world’s…
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Yellowstone National Park Closed Due to Flooding
Communities evacuated and entrances closed during floods. For the first time in 34 years, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the total closure of Yellowstone National Park this…
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USDA Announces 2022 Great American Outdoors Act Funding
$503 million directed toward public land infrastructure maintenance. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $503 million into infrastructure improvements for public…
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Interior Announces Plastics Phase-out Plan
Secretary Haaland issues secretarial order. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued a secretarial order this week, which will phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastics…
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Administration Redesignates Historic Segregation Sites
Interior Secretary Haaland present for signing of bill. President Biden recently signed the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act into law alongside Secretary…
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Justice Department Settles Protestor Lawsuits
Use of force results in updated police policy. The Justice Department recently announced that they had settled four civil cases surrounding the events of June 1, 2020. On…
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Interior Investigates Voyeurism at Grand Canyon
Multiple incidents suspected in two-year span. The Department of the Interior announced last week that the FBI would be investigating voyeurism in the backcountry of Grand Canyon National…
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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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New electric shuttles will be tested at Yellowstone National Park The Departments of the Interior and Transportation signed a new joint pledge on Wednesday to test out new…
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National Parks Service Upgrades to Begin This Fall
Interior Department celebrates “Great American Outdoors Act” anniversary. The National Parks Service announced the first phase of funding under the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 will be…
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