Secretary announces creation of Climate Science Application Team. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced four updated climate policies for the Department of the Interior, working to…
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Administration Decreases Offshore Oil Leases
Americans continue to experience higher energy prices. President Biden’s administration has reduced new offshore oil leases to their lowest levels ever, for the next five years. They cite…
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U.S. Enters Into Agreement to Support Tribal Salmon Restoration
$200 million allocated over 20 years to three Upper Basin Tribes. The Department of the Interior hosted the ceremonial signing of a historic agreement this month, wherein the…
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Interior Funds First Indian Country Oil Well Closures
Secretary Haaland announces the release of $40 million to plug orphaned wells on reservations. The Department of the Interior has released the first phase of funding for plugging…
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Interior Offers Grants for 65 Endangered Species
$40 million to go toward land acquisition and conservation planning projects. The Department of the Interior released $40.6 million in grants to help preserve the 65 endangered species…
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Congress Informed of Chinese Pangolin Trafficking
Interior Department certifies violations of the Pelly Amendment and Convention of International Trade. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has notified the Senate and the House of Representatives…
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USDA and Interior Relinquish Final Oil and Gas Lease in Montana
Blackfeet Nation’s ancestral homelands will be preserved in the Badger-Two Medicine area. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior jointly announced an agreement that will result in the…
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Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary of Interior
Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary of Interior
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Administration Cancels Alaskan Oil and Gas Leases
Interior secretary says the lease sale was “seriously flawed.” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the administration is canceling oil and gas leases in Alaska and proposing additional protection…
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DOI Responds to Hualapai Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement
Administration brokers deal between Tribal, state, and federal governments. Officials from the Department of the Interior (DOI) joined members of the Hualapai Tribe to celebrate the approval of…
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