Many of Interior’s offices have changed dramatically over time in response to evolving environmental and cultural values.
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
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.
Andrus, four time Idaho governor and Secretary of the Interior from 1976-1980. The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United ... of the District of Columbia jail.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Her appreciation for the importance of nature, the lands and peoples of the United States was at the heart of her four years at the U.S. Department ... British Columbia, Canada. Boarding school survivor Jim LaBelle, Inupiaq, right, speaks to Interior ...
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Final Risk Management Rules For TCE, PCE, And CTC: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Just outside the White House, one historic home sits in Northwest, D.C.- The Blair House. The home is the U.S. president’s guest house. It has played an
In the final days of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration, his Interior Department pulled a fast one on him, renaming D.C. Stadium for his archnemesis.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s social justice movement was facing overwhelming obstacles, including a White backlash to Black progress. But King did something that eludes many of today’s leaders on the left: He crafted a message that reached all types of Americans.
There are 50 to 100 expected executive orders on Trump’s first day in office. Many will focus on boosting fossil fuels and reversing climate policy