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Interior secretary gives DOGE aide sweeping powers to remake department
Decisions by Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive, could have big implications for the department responsible for national ...
This Rule Boosted Public Land Protection. The Feds Are Removing It.
The White House has ordered the Bureau of Land Management to rescind the Public Lands Rule, which allowed the agency to lease lands specifically for conservation and restoration ...
White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil
The White House expressed support Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive ...
Interior Department gives broad powers to DOGE-tied official
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday gave sweeping authority to an official with ties to Elon Musk’s Department of ...
FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...
Maryland Protected Nearly a Third of Its Land, and It’s Reaching for More
Kate Burgess, who tracks state legislation to protect land for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, said that while Maryland was the first state to reach the 30 percent goal, Vermont has ...
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New Mexico congressional delegates urge Interior secretary to leave national monuments alone
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Rio Grande del Norte and Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks are reportedly on the chopping block, ...
Trump tariffs live updates: China warns other countries, US companies seek clarity
China accused the US of weaponizing tariffs to pressure other countries into cutting trade with Beijing and vowed to "take countermeasures in a resolute and reciprocal manner" against countries that ...