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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior on Friday launched a nationwide holiday affordability initiative slashing the cost of Christmas tree and firewood permits to just $1 in an …
Holiday Relief or Forest Cleanup? Interior Launches $1 Tree and Firewood Program Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior this past week announced major actions spanning energy revenues, national park access, Western water infrastructure and border-region public land security, underscoring a …
Interior Unveils Sweeping Moves on Energy Revenues, Park Access, Water Projects and Border Security Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic escalation of federal action across law enforcement, environmental policy, and national energy strategy, the Department of the Interior this past week unveiled a sweeping …
Deadly Haul on Tribal Land Sparks Sweeping Federal Moves on Drugs, Wildlife, and Energy Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has rescinded a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, clearing the way for expanded oil …
Interior Rollback Opens Vast Alaska Reserve, Triggering New Energy Showdown Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has unveiled the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, a sweeping federal blueprint identifying 60 minerals deemed essential to America’s economy and …
U.S. Declares 60 Minerals Critical to National Security in Sweeping 2025 List Read More
ANCHORAGE, AK — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced a sweeping series of actions last week to boost energy development, expand infrastructure, and modernize land management across Alaska — …
Interior Department Reopens Arctic Refuge to Oil Leasing, Advances Major Alaska Projects Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, joined by the Departments of Interior and Health and Human Services, and the Small Business Administration, announced a coordinated national plan last …
America’s Beef Crisis: Feds Launch Bold Plan to Save the Dying Cattle Industry Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior has opened 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the acreage authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill …
Trump Administration Opens 13 Million Acres for Coal, Citing Energy Dominance Goal Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture last week announced sweeping reforms to modernize the federal wildfire response system and new funding to expand waterfowl habitat and …
Wildfire System Overhaul, $54M Land Boost Aim to Reshape Conservation Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior last week approved a major expansion of Wyoming’s Black Butte Mine and proposed rescinding a federal rule that elevated conservation above other uses …
Interior Approves Wyoming Mine Expansion, Moves to Rescind Public Lands Rule Read More