Biden’s Dept. Interior: Agency Is ‘Moving Forward’ on Oil, Gas Leases on Public Land
DOI announced it will resume oil and gas leasing on federal land after a court ruled it can consider climate change as part of the process.
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DOI Nominee Deb Haaland Joined Dakota Access Pipeline Protest to ‘Stand by Water Protectors’
Rep. Deb Haaland, nominated to run the Interior Department, defended joining protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
Trump Administration Launches Task Forces for Cold Cases of Missing Native Women
DOI Secretary David Bernhardt announced task forces to investigate scores of cold cases of native women who have disappeared.
NYT: Trump’s Deregulation Efforts Could ‘Complicate’ Future Pandemics
President Donald Trump, Congress, and the entire federal government is focused on winning the battle against the coronavirus, but the New York Times is reporting on unnamed sources who claim the president’s efforts to lift regulations that have stifled American prosperity could spell trouble when the next pandemic comes along.
Interior Dept. Opioid Task Force Drug Seizure Nets 913.5 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics
Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Thursday the agency’s Opioid Task Force conducted a major operation around tribal reservations in Arizona, netting a massive seizure of illegal narcotics.
