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Proposed rule published on Sept. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Secretary Haaland Visits South Carolina to Highlight Efforts to Tell America’s Story

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to South Carolina today to highlight the Interior Department’s commitment to help tell a more complete story of America.

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Interior Department Advances Health and Nutrition Efforts Across Indian Country

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will create Indigenous Food Hubs for BIE-operated schools and BIA-operated detention centers to help source Indigenous foods, enhance culturally based healthy nutrition education and boost training for healthy and culturally appropriate food preparation.

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“NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT” published by Congressional Record on Jan. 3, 2017

“NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT” was published on pages S7181-S7184 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 3, 2017.

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BLM to host virtual scoping meetings on recreational target shooting at the Sonoran Desert National Monument

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management Lower Sonoran Field Office will host two virtual scoping meetings as it considers an amendment to the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan. The purpose of the amendment is to determine where and whether recreational target shooting should be allowed inside the monument, to meet the terms of an April 2022 settlement agreement.

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BLM seeks public input on proposed improvements to Muddy Mountain Road, parking areas

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking public input on a proposal to improve Muddy Mountain Road and parking areas within the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area south of Casper. The 14-day public comment period ends October 10.

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to boost watershed restoration in Alaska

News Release: FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - The Bureau of Land Management recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District as part of an ongoing effort to restore impacted mine lands in the Alaska Eastern Interior Field Office. The grant was made possible through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.