Biden to Nominate Charles Sams to Serve as National Park Service Director
President Joe Biden is set to nominate Charles “Chuck” Sams to serve as director of the National Park Service (NPS), as confirmed by the White House on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Department of Interior Axing 7,500 Regs to Give Americans Access to Federal Land
DOI Secretary David Bernhardt announced a plan to ditch 7,500 regulations to give Americans access to 1.4 million acres of federal land.
Elizabeth Warren: I Will Halt All Oil, Gas Drilling on Public Lands, Offshore on Day One of Presidency
Presidential hopeful and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pledges to stop all oil and gas production on federal lands and offshore on her first day in office if she is elected.
Water War: Trump Administration Sues California over Bay-Delta Plan
The Trump administration sued California’s State Water Resourced Control Board (SWRCB) in federal court in Sacramento on Thursday, escalating a legal war over the fate of the water in the San Joaquin River valley system.
Zinke on Leaving Trump Cabinet: Much Accomplished Despite ‘False Allegations’
Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posted a statement about his departure from the Trump administration at the end of the year, expressing pride of his agency’s accomplishments in his two-year tenure and cited “false allegations” as part of the reason he is leaving his post.
Interior and Agriculture Secretaries California Fires, Pledge to Reduce Wildfire Risk
U.S. Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture toured the devastating sites of California fires and vowed to manage federal forests better.
Trump Reverses Obama-Era Ban on Elephant Trophy Imports
Most of us expected President Trump to break with many of the Obama-era policies of the past when he took office. After all, that’s why he was elected, to do away with the Obama-era policies of the past.
U.S. Oil and Gas Lease Sales up 86 Percent, $360 Million to Federal and State Treasuries
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hailing the increase in oil and gas lease sales in 2017, making it the most lucrative year in almost a decade.
California Vows to Resist Trump’s New Offshore Drilling Policy
Democrat-dominated California is determined to resist a new Trump administration policy that would open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and production.
Michael Savage Rails Against Elephant Trophies, Takes Credit for Trump’s Decision Delay
Radio talk show host and animal advocate Michael Savage lashed out over elephant trophy permits and claims credit for the decision delay.
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Zinke on Travel Probe: ‘Unmitigated, 100% BS’
Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke responded on Sunday to some Democrats’ charges that he has mixed official business and politics while traveling since taking his post in March.
Delingpole: Urgent Memo to Donald Trump—Biggest Threat to the Environment Are Environmentalists
Did you hear the scary rumor at the weekend that President Trump was about to renege on his promise to quit the UN Paris Climate Agreement?
Exclusive: Secretary Ryan Zinke Ready to Restore Trust in the Interior Department
Montana Congressman and former Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke did not know what job his newly elected commander-in-chief had for him when he first visited Trump Tower in December with his wife, Lola, for an interview.
San Diego’s ‘Chicano Park’ Made National Landmark
SAN DIEGO, California — The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that the site of 1970 Latino protests in San Diego, known as “Chicano Park,” had received designation as a National Historic Landmark, along with 23 other U.S. sites.
Army Surrenders to Indians in North Dakota
The Army surrendered Friday to Native American protesters who had gathered in North Dakota at the intersection of the Cannonball and Missouri Rivers by voluntarily suspending the Daktoa Access Pipeline project.
