Politics Oct 23 Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling By Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Trump signs order to slash federal regulations after Burgum confirmed as interior secretary The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production. By News Desk and Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Nov 15 Watch 5:28 House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released President-elect Donald Trump continues to stock his future cabinet with high-profile choices. He tapped one of his rivals in the presidential primary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for interior secretary. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has more on how Burgum might… By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Nation Aug 14 How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past. By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
Economy Apr 12 Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden administration rule The Interior Department rule finalized Friday raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67 percent, in accordance with the sweeping 2002 climate law approved by Congress. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Mar 27 Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The rule issued by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require that energy companies improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution. Continue reading
Mar 14 Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Continue reading
Sep 29 Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down By Anita Snow, Associated Press Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement. But Arizona and Utah officials say they’ll make sure visitors can still enjoy the dramatic depths of the… Continue reading
Jul 20 New rules for oil and gas leasing raise rates energy companies must pay to drill on public lands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is proposing new rules for the nation's oil and gas leasing program to raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and strengthen requirements to clean up old wells where drilling is completed or abandoned. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Biden announces creation of national monuments, marine sanctuary in West By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden has established national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii. Biden announced the measures Tuesday at a White House summit on conservation. Continue reading