New Project could power 600,000 homes. The Department of the Interior announced this week that it had selected a portion of federal waters in the North Atlantic Ocean…
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Interior Complies with Federal Injunction on Land Leases
Department provides documentation of compliance. The Department of the Interior had paused the lease of federal lands for oil and gas extraction as a part of President Biden’s…
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Interior Announces Ten New National Trails
Secretary Haaland invites Americans to the outdoors. In honor of National Trails Day, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Friday that the president’s administration will add…
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Interior Announces Next Steps in Land Allotment
Considering expanding more public land to selection for program. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that it would be continuing to implement the Alaska Native Vietnam-era…
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Interior Creates Drought Prevention Working Group
Joint effort between the Interior and Agriculture departments to address ongoing drought in the West. The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday that it had created an…
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Interior Sets Council on Native American Affairs Meeting
White House Council will seek to address issues relations to COVID-19. The Interior Department announced the upcoming date of April 23 for the first meeting of the White…
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Offshore Wind Power to Get Government Boost
Plan could create massive number of jobs. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a new plan to dramatically scale up the use of offshore wind power. The…
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Offshore Wind Project Environmental Review Completed
Interior Department making progress on president’s renewable energy goals. This week the Department of the Interior reported the completion of environmental analysis of an 800-megawatt wind energy project off…
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Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Rule Delayed
Fish and Wildlife Service extends effective date from mid-March to the end of April The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the effective date of a final…
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Permits Restarting for Offshore Wind Farms
Opportunity for public to weigh in hoped for by fishing industry. The Biden Administration plans to accelerate development of offshore wind energy, with a new goal to double…
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