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 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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Interior Department Announces Recovered Animal Species
Eleven species have fully recovered under President Trump’s Administration. This week the Department of the Interior announced that efforts taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since…
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Interior Department to Delist Grey Wolf as Endangered Species
Protective status of grey wolves set to expire by the end of the year. President Trump’s administration announced earlier this week that it is aiming to delist grey…
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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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Interior Designates Civil Rights Site
Site of the Springfield Race Riot added to the historic registrar. The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot…
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Interior Secretary Approves Alaska Arctic Drilling
Nineteen million pristine acres opened for first time. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt approved an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opening up the 19-million acre…
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Western U.S. Water Supply Beginning to Run Low
Water level projections are not encouraging. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation was formed in 1902 in order to address the issue of water supply in the Western United…
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Interior Releases Big Game Conservation Program Report
$43 million invested in 11 states. The Interior Department released a new report on its efforts to increase the conservation of big game species and their habitat on…
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