Secretary Ryan Zinke and Governor Matt Mead Work Together to Conserve Big Game Migration Corridor in Southwest Wyoming

July 31, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Bureau of Land Management will defer nearly 5,000 surface acres from potential oil and gas developments that intersect the designated Red Desert to Hoback big game migration corridor in southwest Wyoming. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-ryan-zinke-and-governor-matt-mead-work-together-conserve-big-game-migration

Interior Announces Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico

July 12, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Oceans, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will offer approximately 78 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico

Relive the Spirit of the American Revolution

July 2, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The National Park Service preserves many of the places that played a pivotal role in the Revolution, sharing the stories of the people who pledged their lives, fortunes and honor to founding a nation built on the promise of liberty and justice for all. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/relive-spirit-american-revolution

Interior Issues $35.2 Million Settlement to North Carolina County

July 2, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Swain County settlement stems from a 1943 promise from the federal government to rebuild the 30-mile North Shore Road that was flooded to build the Fontana Dam. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-issues-352-million-settlement-north-carolina-county

Local Communities to Receive Record $552.8 Million in PILT

June 27, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Since PILT payments began in 1977, Interior has distributed approximately $8.5 billion dollars to states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/local-communities-receive-record-5528-million-pilt

Interior Signs Agreement to Evaluate Potential Highway Transfer

June 25, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the state of Maryland today signed a non-binding general agreement to work together to explore possible legislative solutions regarding future management alternatives for a 19-mile portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-signs-agreement-evaluate-potential-highway-transfer

Secretary Zinke Praises President Trump’s Government Reform and Modernization, Welcomes NMFS back to Interior

June 21, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Today the President announced a proposal to merge administrative responsibilities from other agencies into the Department of the Interior to improve the efficiency of the regulatory process. In the proposal, Interior would gain the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and aspects of the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works, […]

It’s Summer – You Own the Beach

June 21, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Many of the nation’s most popular, unspoiled or famous beaches are public lands that belong to all Americans. From sea to shining sea, Interior manages more than 35,000 miles of coastline and millions of acres of public waters.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/its-summer-you-own-beach

Cameron (Cam) Sholly Named Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park

June 13, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior “As a veteran of the National Park Service, Cam has a track record of working with local communities and Tribes on important wildlife and conservation work and he’s overseen some of the park service’s most high-profile park infrastructure projects in recent years,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan […]

Secretary Zinke and Blackfeet Nation Chairman Barnes Sign Documents Implementing the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement and Compact

June 12, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Blackfeet Nation Chairman Harry Barnes today signed documents implementing the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement of 2016 and the accompanying Blackfeet Water Compact, which resolve a decades-long battle by the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana to protect its water rights while also accommodating […]

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