Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from recreation to energy production.
Utah Wants the Supreme Court to Give It Land Owned by All Americans
The court is expected to decide whether to take up the matter in mid-January. Should it agree to consider the case and side ...
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Biden Establishes Two New National Monuments in California
The Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument will protect more than 848,000 acres of public ...
Biden Protects 848,000 Acres With Two New National Monuments
President Joe Biden is establishing two new national monuments that will protect 848,000 acres of lands in California, ...
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Can Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America?'
What's in a name? President-elect Donald Trump held a presser on Tuesday where he rambled off many statements — but one that stuck out was he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." ...
Is the Southwest America’s obscure hinterland — or its rightful heartland?
Kyle Paoletta's "American Oasis" explores the history and culture of Las Vegas, Phoenix and other cities in a region that in ...
These are the plants and animals that will benefit from the designation of largest corridor of federally protected land
Vast forests, desert land and even a volcano are among the landscapes included in what is now the largest corridor of protected land in the United States -- which will also protect numerous rare and ...