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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order this past Thursday, Sept. 17, directing federal agencies to overhaul recreational saltwater fishing rules, data collection and permitting, potentially changing …
Trump Order Pushes Overhaul of Recreational Fishing Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is replacing annual federal rulemaking for migratory game bird hunting seasons with a memorandum-based process, a regulatory shift intended to reduce …
Interior Streamlines Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department has finalized environmental-review exemptions for timber salvage and forest-thinning projects covering up to 5,000 acres, accelerating federal land-management work as wildfires burn more than …
Interior Eases Environmental Reviews for 5,000-Acre Timber Cuts Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior will add 1,488 hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 111 federal refuges and hatcheries in 32 states, expanding public access across more …
Interior Opens 1,488 New Hunting, Fishing Opportunities Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior drew $82.7 million in high bids from 16 companies in its third congressionally required Gulf of America offshore oil and gas …
Gulf Lease Sale Draws $82.7 Million in High Bids Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of the Interior marked the sixth anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act by pointing to nearly $280 million in recently completed infrastructure work …
Interior Touts $280 Million in Capital-Area Public Land Upgrades Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed easing parts of the federal framework governing exploratory oil and gas drilling on Alaska’s Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, seeking to …
Interior Moves to Ease Arctic Offshore Drilling Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federally managed lands hold an estimated 356 billion short tons of available coal resources beyond reserves tied to active mines, according to a U.S. Geological Survey assessment …
USGS Estimates 356 Billion Tons of Coal Under Federal Lands Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department is directing about $110 million in fiscal years 2025 and 2026 toward scientific data and research for the White House-led Genesis Mission, expanding federal …
Interior Directs $110 Million to Federal AI Science Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that will narrow automatic protections for threatened wildlife and expand consideration of economic and …
Interior Eases Endangered Species Rules for Development Read More