Interior Secretary Archives

Interior Department will expand Sand Creek Massacre historical site in southern Colorado by nearly 3,500 acres

by The Associated Press 10:49 AM MDT on Oct 5, 20226:19 PM MDT on Oct 5, 2022

Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency, made the announcement during a solemn ceremony at the historical site

Opinion: Too much talk, too little action from the Interior Dept. on conservation

by Pete Kolbenschlag 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 29, 2021

I appreciate that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is joining a conversation with the Salazar Center to discuss the Administration’s plan for “America the Beautiful,” an effort to secure protections for public lands across the nation. But I have difficulty reconciling this leadership role with the Biden administration’s continuation of damaging, left-over policies that thwart conservation […]

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Biden taps ex-Obama official as Interior Department deputy, plans to nominate Tracy Stone-Manning to lead BLM

by The Associated Press 4:55 PM MDT on Apr 14, 2021

By Matthew Daly, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping plans for a more liberal nominee who faced key Senate opposition. President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Beaudreau, a former chief of staff at the […]