Flash flooding has rendered many roads impassable. The National Park Service has announced that most roads in and out of Death Valley National Park are closed after flash…
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Interior Secretary Breaks Her Leg Hiking
She is working remotely for the time being. The Department of the Interior has reported that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland broke her leg Sunday while hiking in Shenandoah…
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Yosemite Wildfire Grows to 2,000 Acres
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…
Read MoreInterior 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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