Interior Department

Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in government

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Democratic president ordered the government to advance racial equity and make government fairer for everyone, including historically underserved communities.

Zinke misused position, lied to ethics official, according to federal investigators

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement.

Legal group backs U.S. review of Indigenous boarding schools

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is supporting the U.S. Interior Department as it works to uncover the troubled legacy of federal boarding schools.

Interior Secretary Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions.

WATCH: Interior nominee Deb Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Biden's agenda, including the possible creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, “demonstrates that America’s public lands can and should be engines for clean energy production" and “has the potential to spur job creation," Haaland said at her confirmation hearing.

Biden names key climate officials in departure from Trump

President-elect Biden has said that tackling climate change, the environment and green energy are top priorities for his administration. And so far, his team appears to be a mix of some familiar faces and some not-so-familiar faces. John Yang spoke…

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U.S. approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

By Associated Press

The Department of the Interior on Monday approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sprawling home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife.

AP report: Top U.S. official misused office to get son-in-law job

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Investigators in a report obtained by The Associated Press say a senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by capitalizing on his government connections to help get his son-in-law hired at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Trump agencies push forward on rollbacks as pandemic rages

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Trump administration is steadily pushing major public health and environmental rollbacks toward enactment, rejecting appeals that it slow its deregulatory drive while Americans grapple with the pandemic.

Electric bicycles could be coming to national park trails

By Ellen Knickmeyer, David Sharp, Associated Press

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has signed an order that classifies e-bikes as non-motorized bikes, allowing the-bikes on every federal trail where a regular bicycles can go.