Renewable energy projects could power 400,000 homes. On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced that it had entered the public-input stage of a brand new wind energy…
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Interior Adjusts Pay for Wildland Firefighters
Guaranteed $15 minimum wage for frontline firefighters. The Department of the Interior announced that it would be increasing the base pay for all wildland firefighters employed by the…
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Interior Department Backs Wyoming Conservation Plan
Looks to integrate conservation and private owner rights. On Thursday, the Interior Department announced that it would be backing a wildlife conservation effort created by the State of…
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Interior Secretary Promotes Offshore Wind in CA
The new site could contribute to President Biden’s goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore energy. On Tuesday, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to California to visit…
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Interior Secretary Visits Redwood National Park
She stresses the importance of ecological protection. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory both traveled to California this…
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Interior Advances California Solar Power Plant
Releases environmental analysis to public comment. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it is taking the next steps necessary to develop solar energy production plants…
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Interior Announces Next Steps for “Not Invisible Act”
The program seeks to decrease sex crimes against Native Americans. The Department of the Interior and Justice Department announced this past week that both agencies would be taking…
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Interior Celebrates Great American Outdoors Act
Fee-free visits to public lands in observance of the first anniversary. On Wednesday, the Department of the Interior will be observing the first anniversary of the Great American…
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Interior Announces Next Steps for NC Wind Project
Environmental review approved for the offshore project. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that progress had been made on a new offshore wind energy production project…
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Interior to Update Native American Grave Protections
Seeks to streamline the return of stolen artifacts to Native Hawaiians. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it had begun a series of conversations with…
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