The report identifies challenges and solutions to pave the way for sustainable climate action in farming and forestry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a report,…
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DOI Moves Colorado River Protection Planning Forward
The department begins incorporating summary reports into future operating guidelines. The Department of the Interior has taken proposed guidelines for Colorado River water conservation into the next stages…
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First Lady Travels to Wisconsin
She spoke at an American Cancer Society Event and visited the Menominee Indian Tribe. First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Monday to speak at…
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Energy Department Distributes Eighth Round of Grid Resilience Grants
$167 million is administered to modernize local electrical grids. The Department of Energy distributed funding to the eighth round of recipients of the Grid Resilience and Tribal Formula…
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U.S. Enters Into Agreement to Support Tribal Salmon Restoration
$200 million allocated over 20 years to three Upper Basin Tribes. The Department of the Interior hosted the ceremonial signing of a historic agreement this month, wherein the…
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Interior Funds First Indian Country Oil Well Closures
Secretary Haaland announces the release of $40 million to plug orphaned wells on reservations. The Department of the Interior has released the first phase of funding for plugging…
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Treasury Approves Funding for High-Speed Internet Installations
$167 million will update infrastructure to connect 20,000 homes and businesses. The Department of the Treasury recently announced the release of $167.7 million for the development of high-speed…
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USDA and Interior Relinquish Final Oil and Gas Lease in Montana
Blackfeet Nation’s ancestral homelands will be preserved in the Badger-Two Medicine area. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior jointly announced an agreement that will result in the…
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DOI Responds to Hualapai Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement
Administration brokers deal between Tribal, state, and federal governments. Officials from the Department of the Interior (DOI) joined members of the Hualapai Tribe to celebrate the approval of…
Read MoreCommerce Department Awards $3.5 Million to Tribal Internet Deployment
Seven tribes receive funding for broadband infrastructure. The Department of Commerce awarded $3.5 million to seven Native American Tribes, allowing them to begin constructing the infrastructure necessary for…
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