Interior Newswire Report News
Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to meet
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management’s Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in person in McDermitt, Nev., Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27 and 28.
Interior Department Proposes Rule to Bolster Solar and Wind Development on Public Lands, Continue Progress on Efficient and Responsible Permitting
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Department of the Interior today announced a proposed update of its renewable energy regulations to promote the development of solar and wind energy on public lands.
Gulf Islands National Seashore Closes Fort Pickens Due to Weather Impacts
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Gulf Islands National Seashore has temporarily closed visitor access and facilities in the Fort Pickens Area for weather recovery operations beginning at 8:00 a.m. June 16.
Local organizations bring summer fun with Junior Ranger Park Explorer programs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Manhattan Project National Historical Park rangers and REACH Museum educators are partnering to bring Junior Ranger Park Explorer programs to different neighborhood parks in Richland throughout the summer.
Acadia National Park to complete emergency culvert repairs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Starting Tuesday, June 20, the one-way 0.7-mile segment of Park Loop Road between the intersection with Kebo Street and Sieur de Monts in Bar Harbor will be temporarily closed to all users, including motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, for emergency culvert repairs.
2023 147th Anniversary Battle of the Little Bighorn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
2023 147th Anniversary Battle of the Little Bighorn
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Announce Decision to Remove Hazardous Trees Damaged by the KNP Complex Wildfire
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have decided to mitigate thousands of tree hazards along road corridors following the KNP Complex Wildfire that burned through the parks in fall of 2021.
Comer: Democrats Continue to Lie About Biden Bribery Record
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) again repeated false claims about the FBI’s unclassified FD-1023 form that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a Burisma executive who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden for $5 million:
147th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Announces 147th Battle Anniversary Events.
ERDC Researchers Co-lead Multiagency Team to Service Prototype Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other partners, are currently working on a project to test the effectiveness of underwater sound technology on invasive carps — Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, Black Carp and Grass Carp — and the response of various native species of interest throughout the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, as well as additional native watersheds.
Louisville District hosts summer networking event for potential contractors
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted their summer Open House Networking Event June 13, 2023, at The Henry Clay Building in Louisville, Kentucky.
Construction begins on project to help agriculture researchers conserve nut, fruit crops for today and tomorrow
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Renovation and construction began June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Oregon, where nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses are being upgraded.
Reclamation and National Resources Conservation Service award $6 million for Klamath Basin salmon recovery
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service announced today 11 projects totaling $6 million to be awarded as part of three Klamath Basin Salmon Restoration grant programs. Partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer funds, the grants will be combined with $9,395,146 in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of nearly $15 million.
Manchin Announces $3 Million for West Virginia University Research Corporation Project to Help Decarbonize Food and Beverage Industry
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
On June 15, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $3 million through the U.S. Department of Energy to fund a project at West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation that will focus on developing an innovative fuel-flexible boiler capable of using fuels like hydrogen and natural gas to help decarbonize the food and beverage industry.
BLM waives day use fees in observance of Juneteenth
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
To honor Juneteenth National Independence Day and increase recreational access to public land, the Bureau of Land Management is waiving recreation standard amenity and day-use fees for visitors on June 19, 2023.
BLM Issues Temporary Closures and Restrictions on the Black Rock Playa
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Closures are intended to protect sensitive resources during the Burning Man event
BLM Cody delays Carter Mountain opening
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office announced today that it will delay the opening of Carter Mountain until further notice due to recent heavy precipitation and snowmelt.
Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council to Meet in June
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management’s Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the BLM’s San Luis Valley Field Office on June 22, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT
BLM Issues sale notice for oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today issued the sale notice for a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 115 parcels covering 95,351.20 acres in Wyoming scheduled for September 6, 2023
Bureau of Land Management to Revise Analysis for the Alton Coal Lease in Utah
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
In response to a court-ordered remand issued in Utah Physicians For A Healthy Env’t v. United States BLM, 528 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (D. Utah 2021), the Bureau of Land Management is initiating a process to revise aspects of the environment impact statement that supported the lease sale that resulted in the issuance of Alton Coal Development’s coal lease, UTU-81895, on public lands in Kane County, Utah.