Bureau of Land Management will offer three parcels in New Mexico. The Bureau of Land Management within the Department of the Interior will hold a virtual geothermal lease…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Declares 22 More Animals Extinct
Officials say their loss was partly caused by human activity. The Fish and Wildlife Service declared 22 animals and one plant extinct, removing the species from the national…
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Interior Secretary Attends Satellite Launch
Landsat 9 will give Interior New insight into Earth’s geology. On Monday, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to attend…
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Interior Announces Funding for Wetland Conservation
The department sets aside $111 million for conservation projects. This past week, the Department of the Interior announced that $111 million in grants and partner funding had been…
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Interior Announces Land Management Improvements
Bureau headquarters will leave Colorado and move to D.C. Last week, the Department of the Interior announced that it would be taking steps to restructure the Bureau of…
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Petitions Reviewed to Mark Gray Wolf “Endangered” Again
Interior Department finds evidence presented in petitions “credible information.” Two petitions were sent to the Interior Department in June and July, each requesting that gray wolves be marked…
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Interior Offers 4,800 Acre Lease for Solar Energy
60 day bidding period began last week. President Biden’s administration has been working with the state of Utah to facilitate the development of renewable energy across its vast…
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Interior Introduces Plan to Restore Tribal Lands
Seeks to acquire land to place into protective trust. This week, the Department of Interior announced that it had begun the process of consulting tribal leaders about consolidating…
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Interior Holds Virtual Clean Energy Summit
Looking for new projects to promote renewable energy. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland hosted a virtual summit last week with several American business leaders to discuss the…
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Interior Department Swears in Assistant Secretary
Bryan Newland begins his position as head of Indian Affairs. This week, the Department of the Interior officially swore in Bryan Newland as the new Assistant Secretary for…
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