Tag: U.S. Department of the Interior
Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban
More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...
Biden to suspend oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it review environmental impacts of drilling...
Florida governor signs bill for Seminole sports betting deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Seminole Tribe would be able to operate sports betting and add roulette and craps to its casinos and Florida would...
Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Interior Department said Friday it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics said would have weakened rules...
Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Native victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the nation’s capitol to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates are gathering Wednesday...
US fights new deadline for rare plant protections in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — The Biden administration says a U.S. judge exceeded his authority when he gave federal wildlife officials a May 21 deadline to...
Former Trump official Zinke eyes Montana’s new US House seat
HELENA, Mont. — Former Montana congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Thursday indicating he's interested in running...
US agency seeks to speed up Native American land decisions
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Interior Department officials on Tuesday moved to reverse actions taken under President Donald Trump that they said had hindered efforts...
US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of...
Biden taps former Obama official as deputy at Interior Dept.
WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping...
