The Latest Breaking News from the Interior Department

The Trump administration is calling for prioritizing mineral production on federal lands. Tribes and environmental groups fear what that could mean

The Interior Department will expand drilling opportunities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve.

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination for chief steward of U.S. public lands and waters raises questions about energy policies and climate chan...

The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. It became known as “the department of everything else” for its enormous portfolio of missions, which ranged from western expansion to oversight of the District of Columbia jail.

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Learn about Doug Burgum's nomination to lead the Interior Department and its implications for energy development and conservation efforts in the US.

Burgum has been an outspoken supporter of the president-elect and was on the shortlist for VP