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Recent News About U.S. Department of Interior
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The Department of the Interior announced the dedication of nine new national recreation trails on National Trails Day, June 3.
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Four leadership positions have been filled at the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the agency announced earlier this month.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new rule called “Conservation and Landscape Health” designed to bolster the progress of managing public lands for multiple uses, by prioritizing health and resilience of ecosystems across the country, according to the Federal Register.
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A popular hiking trail in Oregon that was closed after parts of it were impacted by a landslide last month has been reopened for hikers.
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The Bureau of Land Management is sidestepping Congress to rewrite rules that govern how federal lands will be managed.
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U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) says the Biden Administration's land conservation plan is "unattainable."
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Xiomaro's photos show the connection between General Washington and significant dates like Memorial Day and Independence Day. on May 16th.
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Despite President Biden's 30x30 initiative to increase federal ownership of land, controversies have arisen over presidential authority, monument size, resource protection, inclusion of non-federal lands, managing agencies, land use restrictions, and the process of monument creation.
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North Carolina land appraiser Walter “Terry” Douglas Roberts II pleaded guilty on May 12 to conspiring to defraud the U.S. as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released two final policies that will address mitigation measures pertaining to development impacts on fish and animals.
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Permit-by-rule, a simplified process for obtaining permits, has gained traction as a solution to expedite government approvals for various projects.
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Western states are getting a $63 million assist from the federal government to protect their communities from the devastation of wildfires.
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Undeveloped property on an island in Florida known for its beauty, tranquility and outdoor activities will be protected land because of its purchase by the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
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A federal advisory committee has recommended the National Park Service (NPS) continue its leasing agreement for "adaptive reuse" of historic buildings at a former New Jersey ordnance proving ground.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced in a press release last week funding for the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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Two bills aimed at reforming the permitting processes for mining and environmental reviews have been introduced by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).
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Boston is the home of three national parks — National Park Service sites, Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation broke ground on Boone Reach trunk line of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado during the last week in April.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently announced the opening of Oregon forest lands damaged by the 2020 Labor Day fires.
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The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.