Calls for Congress to pass Great American Outdoors Act The Interior Department called on Congress to pass the Great American Outdoors Act on Wednesday. The bill, currently being…
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Interior Announces New Co-Chair of NDRP
Assistant Secretary Petty will help states prepare for droughts. The Department of the Interior announced last week that Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Timothy Petty had been…
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Bird Protections to be Scaled Back
Conservationists concerned over reinterpreting of century-old conservation laws. The president’s administration has moved to designate bird deaths due to man made constructs as accidents rather than “liabilities subject…
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Interior Department Announces Wetland Conservation Projects
Department sets aside $160 million for conservation The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday of last week that a new round of funding had been approved for…
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Interior Secretary Travels to Southwestern States
Meets with Tribal leaders, and inter-department agencies. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt traveled to New Mexico and Arizona last week to meet with various stakeholders to undertake the department-wide…
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Secretary Bernhardt Announces Battlefield Protections
Funding will allow ten states to preserve historic sites. While on a visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park last week, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced…
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Interior Department Updates Air Quality Standards
Offshore Air Standards will be more cost-effective according to Secretary Bernhardt. The Department of the Interior announced on Friday of last week, that it would be implementing new…
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Administration Approves Massive Solar Farm
Should generate enough power for 260,000 homes. The Trump Administration’s Interior Department approved a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar power project in America’s history, issuing…
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Interior Department Announces Major Solar Initiative
Project expected to power roughly 260,000 homes. The Department of the Interior announced on Monday that it would be embarking on what it is calling the “Largest Solar…
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Interior Department Announces Bison Conservation Program
Ten-year plan established to grow bison herds. The Interior Department has announced that it would be embarking on a new Bison Conservation Initiate with several state and local…
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