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28 Apr 2010, 4:31 pm
Earlier today, the the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that the US' first offshore wind project had gotten the go-ahead from his department. [read post]
Among its provisions, the order requires the US Department of the Interior to reanalyze its fracking regulations. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 11:30 am by Howard Friedman
., Aug. 20, 2014), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Department of Interior had not sufficiently shown that its policy of limiting permits for the possession of eagle feathers to members of federally recognized tribes meets the strict scrutiny requiremnts of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 2:53 am
On November 28th the Department of the Interior announced proposed new rules that will "streamline the approval process for home ownership, expedite economic development and spur renewable energy development in Indian Country. [read post]
18 May 2010, 8:37 am by Betsy McKenzie
The terrible oil spill off Louisiana has shone a spotlight on some pretty unsavory regulatory practices at Minerals Management Services (MMS), a branch of the Department of the Interior that offers drilling permitting (who knew?). [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 6:00 pm by Megan Geuss
(credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) On Tuesday the US senate confirmed former Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke to lead the Department of the Interior, and on Wednesday it confirmed former Texas governor Rick Perry to lead the Department of Energy. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 10:25 am by Stephanie Clark
Department of the Interior (DOI) released a report entitled “Review of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially Burden Domestic Energy” identifying agency actions that potentially burden the development or use of domestic energy resources. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 10:25 am by Stephanie Clark
Department of the Interior (DOI) released a report entitled “Review of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially Burden Domestic Energy” identifying agency actions that potentially burden the development or use of domestic energy resources. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 4:54 am by Glenn Reynolds
HOW COMFORTING: Salazar: ‘No one knows’ if US headed to $9/gal gas. “Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that ‘no one knows’ if gasoline prices in the United States will reach $9 per gallon, and acknowledged that the possibility is outside his control.” Related: Reid draws line against Keystone. “Senate Democrats will hold firm and reject House Republican demands to include approval of the Keystone oil pipeline in… [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 7:39 am
The settlements include [AP report] $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI) [official website] mismanaged funds [DOI materials] held in trust for American Indian landowners [JURIST news archive], and $1.2 billion for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] loan programs.... [read post]
5 May 2014, 4:05 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
On behalf of all Department of the Interior employees, we extend our deepest condolences to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, and to Mr. [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 6:42 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Department will use its experience managing lands with split estates in the lower 48 states to address any problems that might arise. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 4:07 pm by Kathleen Doody
Department of Interior (“Interior”) issued an order, effective immediately, mandating a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leases and drilling permits on public lands and waters (“Order”). [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 5:47 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Wednesday found [order] the US Department of Interior (DOI) [official website] in contempt and ordered the department to pay attorney's fees for Hornbeck Offshore Services [corporate website] and several other drilling companies challenging the government's latest moratorium on offshore drilling [JURIST report]. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 8:19 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here:Land Buy-Back Program: Important Facts for LandownersLarry Roberts In mid-March the Department of the Interior’s Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) sent purchase offers to approximately 16,000 landowners with fractionated interests at the Pine Ridge Reservation. [read post]
23 Mar 2007, 10:24 am
Even as Jack Abramoff hopes to be rewarded for helping the government prosecute his cohorts, the Justice Department announced that Steven Griles, the former Deputy Secretary of the Interior Department, will plead guilty to a single count of obstructing justice in connection with the Abramoff investigation. [read post]