Shutdown, staffing cuts taking a toll at National Park Service
But a spokesperson for the Interior Department said in an emailed statement that most parks will remain open during the shutdown that began Oct. 1.
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Interior outlines additional positions for potential elimination
The department reiterated its previous declaration that the reduction plans predated the government shutdown that began with the lapse of appropriations on Oct. 1.
Back from recess, Senate turns to defense while House looks to get back to business
As reported out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on a 26-1 vote, the bill would authorize $32.1 billion more that President Donald Trump requested for defense and national security spending.
Interior reopens millions of acres in Alaska for energy development
The Congressional Budget Office had estimated the two sales would generate $1 billion.
Biden counters RNC with rent caps, land sales, bridge funds
The funding will cover projects from coast to coast, also including almost $1 billion for Sagamore Bridge in Massachusetts, which crosses the Cape Cod canal.
Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn presidents said at antisemitism hearing
In 2016, and after four years of working for diversity, 1 percent voted for him. Now I know all sorts of good people who don’t like President Trump.
Biden administration cancels leases in Alaska wildlife refuge
The 2021 lease sale generated only $14.4 million, considerably less than the $1 billion figure Republican supporters, including Sen.
Biden designates national monument for lands near Grand Canyon
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation designating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, providing stronger protections for nearly 1 million acres and permanently removing
With US fossil fuel production up, GOP would step on the gas
The chamber is slated to vote next week on the legislation, labeled HR 1 to reflect its importance to GOP leadership — a compilation of energy, permitting, environmental and construction measures.
Policy · 118th Congress
As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil
In its environmental analysis released Feb. 1, Interior recommended narrowing the project from five drilling sites to three, though the department said it has “substantial concerns” about Willow
Policy · 117th Congress
How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine
The U.S. produces less than 1 percent of the global supply of lithium, and its entire supply comes from one facility operated by Albemarle Corp. roughly 80 miles south of the buckwheat habitat.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project
Schumer, D-N.Y., said he plans to fold Manchin’s bill into legislation to keep the government open into the new budget year, which begins Oct. 1. Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden
Schumer, D-N.Y., has pledged to include the legislation in a continuing resolution needed to fund the federal government before the beginning of fiscal 2023 on Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on ‘vote-a-rama’ amendments
James Lankford, R-Okla., offered an amendment to provide $1 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue to implement Title 42 until 120 days after the termination of the COVID
Congress · 116th Congress
Sage grouse, biomass riders trip up omnibus spending bill
The aide said Republicans have proposed negating House report language on a number of topics, including support for $1 million for a National Academies study on reducing racial and ethnic inequalities
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Loeffler leans in to Trump’s culture war in battle with WNBA
Then the Department of Justice investigated whether she engaged in insider trading after she sold $1 million in stock following a February coronavirus briefing. (DOJ closed its investigation in May.)
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s move on key environment law feeds Democrats’ strategy
That proposal received more than 1 million public comments. Democrats have been hammering climate change as a topic in recent weeks.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump administration to allow energy development in Utah former national monument
At the urging of local and state officials as well as industry groups, President Donald Trump in 2017 shrank the size of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 1 million acres from