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Earl Devaney, 'larger-than-life' former Interior IG, dies at 74
The investigations under Devaney's tenure included a probe that found "a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" at the now-defunct Minerals Management → Read More
DeFazio blasts Haaland over gray wolf protections
In a remarkably pointed critique, one of the most senior Democrats in the House yesterday voiced sharp disappointment with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland → Read More
Monarch butterfly conservation efforts improve. Are they enough?
Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating → Read More
Ariz. mine developer loses bid to shrink jaguar habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Service today turned down a mining company’s bid to shrink jaguars' critical habitat. → Read More
Federal wildland firefighters get pay boost
With Western forests ablaze, thousands of federal wildland firefighters are getting a pay hike. → Read More
INVASIVE SPECIES: Fla. to ban nonnative reptiles. Could more states follow?
Python wranglers and iguana fans are feeling the squeeze as states seek to corral invasive reptiles. → Read More
POLITICS: Interior scrubs old pro-Trump tweets
The Interior Department has put away some Trump-era tweets that officials now say strayed too far into political territory. → Read More
INTERIOR: Challenges galore await Deb Haaland
A distinctive celebration followed by endless personnel, policy and political challenges are in store for Deb Haaland after her expected Senate confirmation today as Interior secretary. → Read More
PANDEMIC: Interior Secretary Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
PANDEMIC: Interior headquarters starts reopening
Interior Department employees returning to headquarters this week will see some differences in their old haunts. → Read More
WILDLIFE: Interior disbands trophy hunting panel
A controversial Interior Department pro-hunting panel has ended with a whimper instead of a bang. → Read More
WILDLIFE: Win a trip to hunt with Trump Jr.
You, too, can board a yacht with Donald Trump Jr. and spend a week shooting sea ducks and Sitka black-tailed deer. → Read More
YELLOWSTONE: Judge keeps bison-hunting season open
A federal judge yesterday declined to impose an emergency stop to bison hunting near Yellowstone National Park. → Read More
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Court pressure gets results for bumblebee
The rusty patched bumblebee could finally land its critical habitat, under a new court settlement. → Read More
INTERIOR: BLM move conflict spurs new 'review'
Sniping over the proposed Bureau of Land Management reorganization continued today, with a soon-departing Interior Department official calling the tenor and timing of concerns raised by two key Democratic lawmakers "unfortunate" and "disappointing." → Read More
INTERIOR: Judge lets FWS shield names of trophy hunters
The Fish and Wildlife Service need not reveal the identities of hunting trophy permit holders, a federal judge has ruled. → Read More
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Sources: Trump admin to roll out ESA overhaul next week
The Trump administration is expected to roll out the most significant set of Endangered Species Act regulatory revisions in a generation next week, according to three sources. → Read More
POLITICS: Trump Jr.: Modern Teddy Roosevelt or conservation letdown?
The president's eldest son was once offered up as a direct line to the White House for hook-and-bullet conservationists, but some say that connection has gone dead. → Read More
INTERIOR: Tusk thief faces prison after rare fossil-law conviction
Before he ever beheld the mammoth tusk that proved his latest undoing, Gary Lynn Boyd had amassed eight criminal convictions and the nickname "Booster Gary." → Read More
INTERIOR: Bernhardt: Reorganization plans to heat up this summer
This summer could be a crucial one for Western communities hoping to snag parts of the Interior Department, David Bernhardt indicated today in his inaugural appearance as secretary before the House Natural Resources Committee. → Read More