By Valerie Bonk | Sep 27, 2021
Business development grants will be used to help 10 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, according to a press release.
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 27, 2021
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has a new regional director for the Pacific office in Camarillo, California.
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 25, 2021
Representatives of federally recognized Tribes have been invited to consult with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs to discuss protecting and restoring Tribal lands, according to a press release from the Interior Department.
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 9, 2021
The Bureau of Reclamation announced Aug. 31 that it selected 82 projects to share $5.5 million in WaterSMART Small Scale Water Efficiency grants.
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 4, 2021
The acquisition of two parcels of land near Cougar Bay, in Idaho, will give the public access to the area and preserve the land from development, according to a Bureau of Land Management press release.
By Valerie Bonk | Sep 4, 2021
A court briefing filed by the U.S. Department of the Interior outlines the next steps in the gas and oil leasing program.
By Valerie Bonk | Aug 5, 2021
A coalition of animal welfare groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to re-list the gray wolf as an endangered species, according to a Western Watersheds Project post.
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 17, 2021
More than $200,000 is going to two new projects in central Oregon to conserve water.
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 10, 2021
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced July 1 that it awarded more than $6.5 million in Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) grants to 27 federally recognized tribes and seven Alaska Native corporations in 15 states.
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 2, 2021
Tommy Beaudreau was sworn in as deputy secretary for the Department of the Interior by Secretary Deb Haaland.
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 2, 2021
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced that more than 1,900 local governments across the country will receive $529.3 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2021, as detailed in a Department of the Interior press release.
By Valerie Bonk | Jun 24, 2021
South Dakota's governor said she plans to appeal a judge's ruling to uphold a Department of Interior decision to cancel the Mount Rushmore fireworks display this year and that she will fight to bring it back for future years.
