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Nation May 11

Interior Department report identifies more Native American boarding schools and burial sites

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Politics May 11

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the Tribal Nations Summit from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 15, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS
WATCH: Report finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths in ‘terrible system,’ Haaland says

A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far.

By Felicia Fonseca

Politics Apr 23

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management trail marker is shown along the Arch Canyon trail in Bears Ears National Monument, New Mexico, U.S., October 27, 2017. Photo by Andrew Cullen/Reuters.
Biden taps Montana environmentalist to direct Bureau of Land Management

President Joe Biden has nominated Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, to direct the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management. She will oversee roughly a quarter-billion acres of federally owned land in Western states.

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Nation Apr 01

Biden infrastructure plan would spend $16 billion to clean up old mines, oil wells

President Joe Biden’s plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Nation Feb 11

U.S. agency cancels Trump policy on conservation purchases

Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega on Thursday rescinded a November order from former Secretary David Bernhardt that was criticized by lawmakers from both parties in Congress.

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Dec 19

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Why Native Americans are celebrating Rep. Haaland’s nomination

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President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Representative Deb Haaland to lead the Department of Interior. If confirmed, she would become the first Native American to lead the agency, which is responsible for public lands, including land taken from Indigenous people. Julian…

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Feb 11

Oil from federal lands tops 1 billion barrels as Trump eases industry rules

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Oil production from federally-managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year, federal officials said Tuesday, as technological advances helped drive development in new areas and the Trump administration eases rules on the industry.

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Jul 30

Opponent of nation’s public lands is picked to oversee them

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Brady McCombs, Associated Press

Wyoming native William Perry Pendley has, for decades, championed ranchers and others in standoffs with the federal government over grazing and other uses of public lands.

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Jan 09

Government restaffs wildlife refuges during shutdown to allow hunters access

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

An email from the Fish and Wildlife Service indicates 38 wildlife refuges around the country will bring back some furloughed staff using carryover funds.

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Apr 03

Interior Department backs down from national park fee proposal

By Associated Press

The plan would nearly triple entrance fees at 17 of the nation's most popular parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Zion, forcing visitors to pay $70 per vehicle during the peak summer season.

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