FILE – In this April 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland listens to tribal leaders and jots down notes during a round-table discussion at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Secretary Haaland will visit Utah this week before submitting a review on national monuments in […]
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Interior Department Set to Spend $1.6 Billion on Upkeep of Public Lands
WASHINGTON—The Interior Department is ready to spend its first $1.6 billion from last year’s major new conservation funding law, primarily on transportation and recreation facilities at national parks and Native American schools, department leaders said Friday. The first major spend, $3 million by the National Park Service, will help to […]
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Haaland on public lands drilling: Taxpayers deserve ‘a return on their investment’
Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandThe Hill’s Morning Report – Biden may find zero GOP support for jobs plan Haaland to create unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans Biden says Cabinet ‘looks like America’ at first meeting MORE said Friday that taxpayers deverve “a return on their investment” when […]
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Protecting federal lands should be a no-brainer
Undoing former President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpAdvocates demand transparency in Biden migrant facilities The Memo: America faces long war with extremism NYPD investigating anti-Asian incident against teen MORE’s legacy of environmental damage and degradation — and his administration’s many regulatory rollbacks — has been high on President Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Hill’s […]
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Bipartisan bill seeks to raise fees for public lands drilling
A new bipartisan bill is seeking to reform the royalties that oil and gas companies pay to the government to drill on public lands. Sens. Chuck GrassleyChuck GrassleyThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation – CDC news on gatherings a step toward normality Blunt retirement […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Haaland courts moderates during tense confirmation hearing | GOP’s Westerman looks to take on Democrats on climate change | White House urges passage of House public lands package
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Sign up for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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Federal mask mandate applies to local public lands facilities | News
Mask up when inside facilities in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The National Park Service on Wednesday issued guidance to all visitors, following President Joe Biden’s executive order that requires face masks to be worn by employees, visitors, partners and contractors inside buildings and facilities. At the […]
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When a Mental-Health Crisis Lands You in Jail
Photographs by Arlene Mejorado and Carlos Chavarría When Antonietta Zuñiga woke up to smoke pouring through her bedroom window, everything she had learned about how to care for her grandson completely left her mind. It was November 2019, in the Los Angeles County city of Pico Rivera. Antonietta’s grandson, Carlos […]
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Biden pauses new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters
President Biden has taken action to stop issuing new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters as part of his broader push to tackle climate change and transition to a clean-energy economy. The president on Wednesday signed an executive order that directs the Department of […]
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GOP senator to introduce bill barring Biden from restricting drilling on federal lands
Sen. Cynthia LummisCynthia Marie LummisREAD: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results LIVE COVERAGE: Congress certifies Biden win after Pennsylvania, Arizona challenges fail Senate swears-in six new lawmakers as 117th Congress convenes MORE (R-Wyo.) is set to introduce a bill that would restrict the White House from unilaterally blocking […]
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New Trump rule expected to cut costs for public lands drilling
The Trump administration is finalizing a rule that will lessen the amount of money oil and gas companies that drill on public lands and in public waters pay to the federal government. The rule will make changes to the way that these royalties are calculated and, according to the administration, […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden eyes new leadership at troubled public lands agency | House progressives tout their growing numbers in the chamber at climate rally | Trump administration pushes for rollback of Arctic offshore drilling regulations
HAPPY THURSDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. THE […]
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Biden eyes new leadership at troubled public lands agency
The Biden transition team is in the early stages of developing a shortlist of potential nominees to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a public lands agency critics say has slipped into disarray during the Trump administration. The BLM could be a particularly useful agency for an administration intent […]
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Montana asks court to throw out major public lands decisions after ousting BLM director
The state of Montana is asking the courts to throw out some major Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decisions after a federal judge ousted the agency’s acting director from his post. A Montana-based U.S. District Court judge on Friday ruled William Perry Pendley, the controversial acting head of BLM, “served unlawfully… […]
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Air ambulance carrying Kremlin critic Navalny lands in Germany
An air ambulance landed in the German capital on Saturday carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has suffered a suspected poisoning, after a day-long standoff over his medical evacuation. The plane, chartered by the German NGO Cinema for Peace, landed at 8:47 am local time (0647 GMT) at Tegel […]