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The National Park Service (NPS) delivered a National Heritage Area Feasibility Study to Congress July 18 as part of an ongoing effort to designate the Finger Lakes, a chain of lakes in central New York, as a National Heritage Area (NHA).
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A proposal to modernize outdated Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing regulations was announced July 20 by the Department of the Interior.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its intention to remove the golden paintbrush from the Endangered Species Act.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has partnered with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) to give Alaska’s college students employment options in STEM disciplines.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced approval of an offshore wind project off New Jersey, on July 5. This is the third offshore wind project approved by the Biden-Harris administration.
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The Bureau of Indian Education has awarded an additional five-year contract for its Behavioral Health and Wellness Program which helps students and staff at bureau-funded schools and programs.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced three new members on the board of trustees of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, said he opposes President Joe Biden's 30x30 initiative, saying he instead supports a "sunset clause," which would mean the federal government shouldn't simply be able grab land that could be put to commercial use.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently celebrated a new facility for the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Hawai’i to support volcano monitoring and ecosystem restoration efforts.
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Federal payments of $578.8 million will be given to more than 1,900 state and local governments under a program that helps local governments offset losses in property taxes because of nontaxable federal lands within their boundaries.
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The Hurricane Ridge area of Washington's Olympic National Park reopened to visitors today after a fire last month destroyed its day lodge and closed the area.
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Utah Rep. Ken Ivory recently released a slide presentation that argued for local ownership and management of federal government lands.
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Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland praised the U.S. Supreme Court June 15 ruling to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 that keeps Native American children with Native American families.
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The Bureau of Reclamation finalized its plan 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan, which centers on the recovery of reservoirs upstream from Lake Powell.
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A new computerized task developed by U.S. Geological Survey science will help users see probabilities of hurricane-induced coastal change on Puerto Rico’s coastline before storms strike this hurricane season.
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David Bernhardt is the author of You Report to Me: Accountability for the Failing Administrative State.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision released May 25 has encouraged some opponents of President Biden’s sweeping 30x30 initiative to set aside vast amounts of land for conservation purposes.
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According to a report from The White House website, the 30x30 initiative is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s America the Beautiful plan and aims to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the completion of the environmental review for offshore wind leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Biden administration’s 30x30 conservation initiative seeks to expand the extent of land that is held by the federal government.