U.S. Department of Interior

Two people admire a vista at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, which the Trump administration shrunk by roughly half in 2017.

Democratic House Committee Chairman Can Now Subpoena Interior Over Controversial Public Lands Moves

Nate Hegyi

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Listen to this story here. After congressional Democrats voted this week to give one of their own the power to subpoena the Trump administration, U.S....

Climate science conducted by the USGS, such as its repeat photography of glaciers in Glacier National Park, an example of which is shown here, could be threatened by the Trump administration's budget proposal for the Department of Interior.

Proposed Interior Dept. Budget Targets Public Lands, Climate Science

Noah Glick

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President Donald Trump unveiled his budget proposal Monday, and a significant cut to the Department of Interior is on the table. The Trump...

The Trump Administration has released its management plan for lands within the current and former boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Trump Administration Releases Final Plans For Grand Staircase, Bears Ears National Monuments

Nate Hegyi

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Updated 2:24 p.m. MST 2/6/2020 In the face of ongoing litigation from tribes and conservation groups, the Trump administration has finalized plans to...

Daniel Jorjani, solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior, says the new team will help the agency process public records requests more efficiently, tackling a mounting backlog.

Interior Creates New Legal Team To Tackle Mounting FOIA Backlog

Nate Hegyi

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The Interior Department has been trying to tackle a growing backlog of public records requests under the Trump administration, and now the agency is...

Flaring natural gas (largely methane) at a well site in North Dakota in 2014. The Bureau of Land Management relaxed rules regulating flared, leaked and vented methane from oil and gas operations on federal and tribal lands.

Interior Department Disregards Public Comments, Analysis Suggests

Noah Glick

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Update, Jan. 15 10:11 a.m.: The Department of Interior has provided a statement, which is now included in this story. The Trump Administration’s...

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, an International Biosphere Reserve along the U.S.-Mexico border, where some park rangers from around the West have been deployed to boost law enforcement.

Interior Remains Tight-Lipped About Park Rangers Sent To The Border

Noah Glick

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The Trump Administration is continuing to deploy park rangers at the U.S.-Mexico border to help with enforcement. And while national parks and other...

Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt testifies before members of Congress on Wednesday.

Interior Watchdog Details Agency's Crackdown On Sexual Harassment

Nate Hegyi

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The Interior Department’s chief watchdog updated Congress Wednesday on the agency’s efforts to curb a long-term pattern of sexual harassment.

A 30% increase in public records requests prompted the Interior Department to propose strict new Freedom of Information Act rules. But public outcry pressured the agency to back down.

Interior Department Walks Back Controversial FOIA Changes

Nate Hegyi

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The Interior Department has walked back controversial efforts to curb public records requests in a final rule published Friday .

Kate MacGregor, currently serving as the Interior Department's deputy chief of staff, would be the agency's deputy secretary if confirmed by the Senate.

Trump To Nominate Kate MacGregor As Interior's No. 2

Nate Hegyi

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President Donald Trump intends to nominate a long-time Republican Hill staffer to help lead the nation’s largest land management agency.

Congressional Watchdog Says Interior Department Broke The Law

Ali Budner

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A congressional watchdog agency has decided that the Interior Department broke the law by using entrance fees to keep national parks open during the...