The focus on America’s energy independence continues. President Trump’s administration, through the Department of the Interior, has finalized plans to expand drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in…
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Interior Adds 1,275 Miles of Trails to National Trails System
30 new trails added to the protected system. The Interior Department announced on Thursday that 30 new recreational trails in 25 states had been added to the National…
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Interior Proposes Downgrading Woodpecker Protections
Believes red-cockaded woodpecker has made sufficient recovery. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it was considering downlisting the protections for the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered…
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Interior Adds New Site to Civil Rights Network
A.D. King House in Alabama memorialized. The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that A.D. King’s house had been added to the African American Civil Rights Network.…
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Interior Adds Battlefield Monument to National Park System
Signing ceremony joined by Senator McConnell. The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday that Secretary Bernhardt and Senator McConnell had come together at the U.S. Capitol to…
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Interior Transfers Water Projects to Local Ownership
Department hopes to spur private investment in water projects. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it would be transferring the ownership of Federal Water Projects…
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Interior Announces Wetland Conservation Projects
Over $130 Million in funding apportioned. The Department of the Interior announced this week that over $130 million dollars had been set aside for wetland conservation across the…
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President Speaks at Flight 93 National Memorial
Today, we pay tribute to their sacrifice, and we mourn deeply for the nearly 3,000 precious and beautiful souls who were taken from us on September 11th, 2001.
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U.S. Joins Tree Planting Initiative
Global program seeks to plant one trillion trees. This week, the United States announced its official participation in a global program that aims to plant one trillion trees…
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James Weldon Johnson Park Added as Historic Site
Interior Department highlights addition to the African American Civil Rights Network. Last week the Interior Department announced that the James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida is now…
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