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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House

Politics Jan 31

WATCH: Trump signs order to slash federal regulations after Burgum confirmed as interior secretary

By News Desk and Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Politics Nov 15

FILE PHOTO: Trump meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington
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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

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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

FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland
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

Politics Mar 27

Oil and gas drilling sites in New Mexico
Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands

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.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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Jun 08

Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics at national parks

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.

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