The Department of the Interior completed the transfer of a three-acre coastal island in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to the Bureau of Land Management on Aug. 10 to support a proposed liquefied natural gas hub on the Gulf of Mexico. The federal land transfer is a prerequisite for the infrastructure development

The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period on Aug. 11 covering 328 Wyoming oil and gas lease parcels totaling more than 427,000 acres. The action is the first step toward what would be one of the largest quarterly federal lease sales in recent years. The parcels

The Bureau of Reclamation published a Final Environmental Impact Statement on July 31 establishing an operational framework for managing Lake Powell and Lake Mead through 2036, a decision that will shape water access for approximately 40 million people across the American West. The EIS designates an adaptive decision framework for

U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Wildland Fire Service personnel are actively responding to the Grand Park 2 Fire burning in Mount Rainier National Park, the National Park Service reported Aug. 8. Acreage, containment percentage and cause of the fire were not immediately available. Mount Rainier is one of the Pacific

The Bureau of Reclamation published the Final Environmental Impact Statement for future Colorado River operations, establishing a 10-year framework for managing Lake Powell and Lake Mead that will govern water delivery for roughly 40 million people, on July 31. The framework is designed to ensure reliable water operations through 2036

The National Park Service implemented water conservation measures on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline interrupted water pumping, the agency reported Aug. 5. The break occurred approximately one mile below Cottonwood Campground. The South Rim is Grand Canyon’s most visited area,

The Marine Minerals Administration under the Department of the Interior proposed rule updates for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf on Aug. 3. The move could open new potential drilling areas consistent with the administration’s energy dominance strategy. The proposed rule would update regulations governing exploration activities in

The Bureau of Reclamation released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River system on Aug. 7. The document establishes a preferred 10-year management framework for the river that supplies water to approximately 40 million people across the American West. The Final EIS covers management of Lake Powell and

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ newly formed Predatory Crimes Unit announced five arrests on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska on July 30, marking the first enforcement actions by the specialized federal unit created to target human trafficking and child sexual exploitation on tribal lands. The unit was specifically created to

The Border 2 Fire in North Cascades National Park grew to approximately 3,500 acres, with structure protection operations actively ongoing near the Hozomeen area close to the U.S.-Canada international border, the National Park Service reported in early August. The Luna Fire and additional incidents are burning simultaneously within the park,

The Department of the Interior proposed a rule to modernize federal regulations governing exploratory oil and gas drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf on Aug. 3, advancing the administration’s Energy Dominance agenda in one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive offshore regions. The proposed rule seeks targeted updates to