Tag: Interior
Trump’s Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s Pick for Interior Secretary, Gets His Confirmation Hearing
The former North Dakota governor is expected to face sharp questions about his ties to the oil and gas industry.
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Interior Dept. Is Caught Between Tribes in Casino Battles
The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovere [...]
Nearly 1,000 Native Children Died at Boarding Schools, Interior Dept. Finds
An investigative report, which also documents widespread sexual and physical abuse in a program of forced assimilation, calls on the federal governmen [...]
Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska
A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it [...]
Biden Interior pushes pared down offshore drilling plan
“This restrictive offshore leasing program is the latest tactic in a coordinated strategy to reduce energy production, ultimately weakening America’s [...]
James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
In Washington, he was a legislative assistant to Wyoming’s Republican senator, Milward L. Simpson. After attending a gospel meeting, he became a born- [...]
Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro: Interior Minister
The announcement was made by the minister of interior Filip Adzic.
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Zinke Is Accused of Misleading Interior Dept. Investigators in Casino Inquiry
A watchdog report stems from Ryan Zinke’s tenure as interior secretary during the Trump administration. He is now seeking a House seat in Montana.
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Watchdog: Trump Interior Secretary Zinke lied during casino investigation
The agency noted that Zinke, who served in Congress before joining the Trump administration and narrowly won the Republican primary in June, asked th [...]
Interior imposes limited water cuts, but lets Colorado River negotiations go into overtime
Officials did not commit to a new hard deadline for action, but said there will be work on additional agreements “throughout the rest of the year, at [...]
Interior offshore oil drilling plan skirts tough choices
That range of options shows the administration is in effect punting a politically fraught decision on new offshore drilling, which he had promised to [...]
House Democrats press DOJ to probe Trump Interior secretary for permit reversal
The new effort shows House Democrats are still focused on probing the Trump administration’s actions nearly 18 months after it left office. Bernhardt [...]
Ryan Zinke Broke Ethics Rules as Interior Secretary, Inquiry Finds
WASHINGTON — Ryan Zinke, the former interior secretary, misused his position and lied to investigators about his involvement in a Montana land deal, r [...]
Interior Dept. Report on Drilling Is Mostly Silent on Climate Change
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Friday recommended that the federal government raise the fees that oil and gas companies pay to drill on pu [...]