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Recent News About U.S. Department of the Interior
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The Biden-Harris administration introduced the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments for Irrigation and Power Projects Across Indian Country program on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Department of Interior is seeking information and nominations for possible wind energy leases off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic, a news release said.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently released its first equity action council and plan.
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New Mexico and the Navajo Nation will receive $4 million of almost $725 million in recently announced federal abandoned mine land reclamation funds, an Albuquerque-area news outlet reported earlier this week
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Horse lovers looking for a chance to rescue a horse or burro, and possibly reap a small reward for doing so, can look to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for such an opportunity.
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Last week the Department of the Interior released their top 5 accomplishments for 2021 via social media.
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The head of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire said in his report that 2021 yielded another record-setting wildfire season, acknowledging the existence of a new normal.
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited several projects and sites within Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, Calif., today, where she highlighted how critical infrastructure investments are helping improve visitor experiences, maintenance operations, and public safety.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal passed by Congress on November 5, 2021, makes historic investments in Indigenous communities’ efforts to tackle the climate crisis and boost resilience of physical and natural systems.
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Rachael S. Taylor will become Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), according to Secretary Deb Haaland.
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This month, the Interior Department is taking swift action to advance offshore wind initiatives in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Department of the Interior today released draft guidelines to implement the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) Program and announced that it would hold Nation-to-Nation consultations with Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and the Native Hawaiian community on implementation of the Program.
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The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will work to advance President Biden’s agenda to tackle climate change, protect endangered wildlife, and honor relationships and trust responsibilities with Indigenous communities.
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The oldest known human footprints in North America have recently been discovered at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S Geological Survey
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced Sept. 23 its financial awards for the fiscal year 2021 Tribal Climate Resilience Program (TCRP), totaling $13.84 million for several American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Tribal nations and organizations.
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The Department of the Interior today announced it would begin Tribal consultations as the next step of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.
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The settlement brought about the conclusion to nearly 40 years of negotiations between the tribe and the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission.
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A court briefing filed by the U.S. Department of the Interior outlines the next steps in the gas and oil leasing program.
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Millions of people could soon have a solution to their lack of internet access.
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Paying almost 15,000 federal firefighters at least $15 an hour, following President Joe Biden's recently implemented pay initiatives, will help hire and maintain the nation's wildfire fighting force, Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in an Aug. 17 news release.