The Department of the Interior today announced new steps to utilize nature-based solutions in its efforts to tackle the climate crisis, including the launch of a new tool to make those strategies more accessible to the public.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 2:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it has provided more than $468 million in fiscal year 2023 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to reduce wildfire risk, mitigate impacts and rehabilitate burned areas across the country.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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CANCUN, Mexico — The Executive Committee of the North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas (NAPA) signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding this week outlining a framework for continued cooperation and coordination
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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News and Updates
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 8:07 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Department of the Interior is committed to upholding the highest standards of public access to and maintenance of America’s national parks and public lands.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 8:20 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland visited Ottawa, Canada, this week to highlight the United States’ ongoing work with Canadian leadership
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 1:55 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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President Biden’s Investing in America agenda making Western communities more resilient to drought
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 7:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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$5 million in funding will further goals of Department’s Grasslands Keystone Initiative
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2023 @ 8:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Department of the Interior cancels oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; proposes new protections in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) today announced a new partnership that will increase employment opportunities for Alaska Native youth across the Department’s offices and bureaus.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Department of the Interior today announced significant action to better facilitate species recovery by providing more flexibility for the introduction of threatened and endangered species to suitable habitats outside their historical ranges.
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 9:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Program compensates communities for supporting the nation’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools and road construction
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 4:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Biden’s Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force Working To Remove The Word ‘Squaw’ From Federal LandsThe Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Friday that its Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force is in the final steps of removing the word squaw from certain federally owned lands across the United States.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 11:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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From all of us at the Department of the Interior, Happy Holidays!
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of the Interior has extended the deadline to respond to the letter from Secretary Bernhardt regarding the President's Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes to COB August 28th.
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 @ 12:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With more than 327 million people visiting America’s national parks last year, many roads, bridges, visitor centers, historic buildings, trails, and campgrounds are in need of critical repairs
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2020 @ 3:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week the Senate will consider S.3422, the Great American Outdoors Act.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2020 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, Chair of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Governors Coalition, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior released its review that could allow seismic testing firms, under certain conditions.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 7:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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