The state’s attorney general says the sagebrush lizard designation is an attempt to undermine the oil industry. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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DOI Offers $46 Million for Wetland Conservation
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approves the grant distribution. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced this month that $46 million will be distributed to conserve and restore over…
Read MoreFWS Completes Status Review of Gray Wolves
The agency released a National Recovery Plan rather than changing the Endangered Species designation. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has determined not to make changes to the…
Read MoreInterior Secretary Tours Wildlife Refuges in New Hampshire
Officials visit sites that received grants under the America the Beautiful Challenge. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited New Hampshire for two days this past week with…
Read MoreFWS Adds Wolverine to Threatened Species List
The animal was first considered for listing ten years ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added the North American wolverine to the threatened species list. The…
Read MoreInterior Establishes New Wildlife Refuges in WY and TN
The two sites become the 569th and 570th in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the establishment of two new national…
Read MoreInterior Department Plans to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
The strategies will be assessed and updated in 2024. The Department of the Interior has finalized plans to phase out all single-use plastics on public lands within the…
Read MoreInterior Offers Grants for 65 Endangered Species
$40 million to go toward land acquisition and conservation planning projects. The Department of the Interior released $40.6 million in grants to help preserve the 65 endangered species…
Read MoreTransportation Department Releases Funding for Western Flood Recovery
Emergency funding was quickly provided to repair flood damages in California and Nevada. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has made over $4…
Read MoreRepresentative Peltola’s Husband Dies in Plane Crash
He worked for Alaska’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. Eugene Peltola, the husband of Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska, died Wednesday following an aircraft accident, the representative’s office said. …
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