$100 million allocated to B.F. Sisk Dam. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that project-specific funding would be given to modify the B.F. Sisk Dam in…
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Interior Announces Largest Competitive Lease Sale
Six companies rent 488,000 acres for offshore wind. The Department of the Interior announced that six companies won bids distributing leases for 488,000 acres of offshore wind energy…
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Interior Secretary Honors Harriet Tubman Day
Travels to Maryland to visit parts of Underground Railroad Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland honored Harriet Tubman Day last week by visiting the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad…
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Interior Secretary Addresses Drought Conditions
Highlights conservation efforts and ongoing support of Indian Country while in Arizona. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science…
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Interior Secretary Visits Alabama
Reflects on importance of people and events in that state during Civil Rights Movement. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Alabama last week to recognize that…
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Bureau of Land Management to Raise Oil Lease Royalties
Accidentally released plans are currently in draft form. The Interior Department announced on Thursday that an unfinalized new royalty rate for oil and gas leases on federal lands…
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Interior Extends Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
Funding will continue to be provided to coal mine cleanup efforts. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis announced the renewal of the mine…
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Interior Reviews 30 Million Acres for Offshore Wind Farms
Bureau of Ocean Management to narrow area “based on stakeholder and ocean user input.” The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the preparation of an environmental assessment…
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DOI Begins Tribal Infrastructure Consultations
Will speak with each nation individually to assess needs. The Department of the Interior recently announced that they would begin nation-to-nation consultations with tribes in order to most…
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Interior Department Approves Desert Solar Farms
California seeks to power state entirely through renewable resources by 2045. The Department of the Interior announced last month that it had approved the development of three solar-energy…
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