U.S. Department of Interior

More Call For Pause As US Weighs New Mexico Drilling Plan

By • Sep 18, 2020
AP Photo/Eric Draper, File

Environmentalists want federal land managers to suspend efforts to amend a plan that would guide oil and gas development and other activities near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Probe: Interior Held Back Bernhardt Records Sought By Court

By • Aug 11, 2020
AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

An Interior Department internal watchdog says the agency withheld public documents related to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ahead of his Senate confirmation.

Environmental Groups File Motion To Stop Dam Project In Little Colorado River Gorge

By • Aug 3, 2020
Ryan Heinsius / KNAU

A coalition of environmental groups Monday plan to file a motion to stop a hydropower and dam proposal in the Little Colorado River Gorge. They say it represents a grave threat to the environment, endangered species and tribal sacred sites. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports.


U.S. Unsure It Can Meet Deadline To Disburse Funds To Tribes

By • Apr 23, 2020
AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File

 The U.S. Treasury Department says it's unsure it will be able to disburse $8 billion in coronavirus relief funds to Native American tribes by a Sunday deadline.

Members Of Congress Call For Grand Canyon National Park Closure

By • Mar 31, 2020

Calls for the U.S. Interior Department to close Grand Canyon National Park amid the COVID-19 outbreak are increasing from some members of Congress.

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