Tag: Interior Department

August 3, 2018

Interior, Wyoming work to protect mule deer corridor

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced they will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration corridor in southwest Wyoming in the midst of...

June 20, 2018

Senate committee approves Interior spending bill

On Thursday last week, the Senate Committee on Appropriations unanimously approved a $32.6 billion Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year (FY) 2019 (S. 3073) Only one...

June 13, 2018

House Appropriations Committee passes Interior spending bill

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $35.25 billion spending bill for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies for fiscal year 2019. The committee approved the...

May 4, 2018

Interior works to stem harassment

A new personnel bulletin released last month by the Interior Department details updated rules and regulations surrounding personal conduct. The department has recently been accused of creating a culture that...

April 23, 2018

BLM seeks to fill positions on wild horse advisory board

The Bureau of Land Management is currently seeking nominations to fill three positions on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Nominations are due by May 29, 2018. BLM is...

March 21, 2018

Zinke defends infrastructure, energy plans in hearings

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appeared before the the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the the House Natural Resources Committee last week to testify on the department’s proposed...

March 14, 2018

Committee brainstorms fix for maintenance backlog

The House Natural Resources Committee is discussing how to handle the deferred maintenance backlog in Interior Department agencies. Interior has around $16 billion in deferred maintenance projects, $11.6 billion of...

February 22, 2018

Interior to work with Western states on game management

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a secretarial order last week to direct bureaus within his department to work more closely with Western states on the management of habitat for big...