Agency funding bill passes Congress
Congress passed a final spending package on Dec. 16 for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes increases for many natural resource agencies’ conservation and management ...
Interior
Senate committee approves LWCF bill, Interior nomination
As Congress prepares for the upcoming Thanksgiving recess, the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee made several important decisions including ...
USFWS challenges people to advance white-nose syndrome control
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $100,000 prize to individuals who develop new ideas that might eradicate or mitigate white-nose syndrome (WNS) as ...
Continuing resolution passes as lawmakers hammer out funding bills
The Senate sent the president a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21 as the Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year approached. While the ...
Department of the Interior transfers land along border to Army
Last month, the Department of the Interior announced the transfer of 560 acres of federal land along the United States-Mexico border to the Department of the Army, ...
Interior fee use during shutdown was against the law, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office determined that the Department of the Interior broke the law when it used entry fees to keep national parks open during the ...
Refuge supporters challenge administration on road through Izembek
The National Wildlife Refuge Association and partners filed suit in federal district court against the administration after Secretary of the Interior David ...
Senate approaches recess with much left undone
With the August recess fast approaching, the Senate faces a long to-do list of priority actions, including pending nominations and appropriations work. ...
House passes Interior, Agriculture spending bills
Last week, the House passed the appropriations bill authorizing funding for the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service and the Environmental Protection ...
Wallace sails though Senate hearings on nomination
Robert Wallace, the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, appeared before two Senate committees last ...