U.S. Department of the Interior says Arrests of Illegal Aliens on Federal Borderlands Increased by Nearly 4,000 percent under Trump/Zinke Surge Operations

U.S. Department of the Interior says Arrests of Illegal Aliens on Federal Borderlands Increased by Nearly 4,000% under Trump/Zinke Surge Operations

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DOI Law Enforcement also staging in anticipation of approaching caravan


Washington, DC - - (November 9, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that in the first six months of a pilot program to provide an...

U.S. Department of the Interior to Commemorate Four Hundred Years of African-American History

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Fifteen Federal Commission Members Appointed to Lead the Anniversary Commemoration in 2019


Washington, DC - - (November 2, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the appointment of a 15-member commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 400-year anniversary...

U.S. Department of the Interior Approves Long-Awaited First Oil Production Facility in Federal Waters Offshore Alaska

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Washington, DC - - (October 24, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced a long-awaited development for oil and gas energy production offshore the state of Alaska. Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued conditional approval to Hilcorp...

U.S. Department of the Interior Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Regulatory Relief in FY 2018

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(October 17, 2018) - - On this date the U.S. Department of the Interior published the following information: Washington, DC - - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced its success in reducing the Department's regulatory burden in support of and compliance with President Donald Trump's ...

More Than $50 Million in Grants from U.S. Department of the Interior Will Support State Wildlife Conservation Projects

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Washington, DC - - (September 28, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced over $50 million in funding to states through the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program. The funds will support state conservation efforts of non-game fish and wildlife. The SWG Program...

U.S. Department of the Interior Finalizes New Waste Prevention Rule

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The new rule re-establishes long-standing requirements and eliminates duplicative regulations that hurt states and Tribes



Washington, DC - - (September 18, 2018) - - As part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing goal to reduce the regulatory burden on the American people and foster economic...

U.S. Department of the Interior Announces Results of Gulf of Mexico Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease

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Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 251 generated $178,069,406 in high bids for 144 tracts covering 801,288 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico

Sale Yields $178 Million in High Bids...

U.S. Department of the Interior Announces $14 Million in Payments to Rural Schools in Western Oregon Counties

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Washington, DC - - (May 7, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced today that the Bureau of Land Management will issue payments totaling $14 million for Fiscal Year 2018 to 18 counties in western Oregon eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and...

Interior Secretary Zinke Announces $35.8 Billion Added to U.S. Economy in 2017 due to National Park Visitation

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Report Finds Parks Support 306,000 jobs Mostly in Hotels, Restaurants, Transportation, Recreation


Washington, DC - - (April 25, 2018) - - As the nation celebrates National Park Week, U.S. Secretary...

U.S. Interior Secretary Zinke Committed to President Trump's Latest Infrastructure Initiative

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Washington, DC - - (April 9, 2018) - - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing the Interior Department to follow President Trump’s One Federal Decision framework for processing of environmental reviews and permits...

Department of the Interior Secretary Zinke Welcomes Traveling Memorial to Lives Lost in Opioid Epidemic

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Washington, DC - - (March 27, 2018) - - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke applauded President Trump for welcoming the “Prescribed to Death” exhibit to the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., where it will be hosted by the National Park Service and will be open to the public...

Ryan Zinke Sworn In as 52nd Secretary of the Interior


5th-generation Montanan pledges to uphold President Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy

Ryan Zinke Sworn In as 52nd Secretary of the Interior

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Washington, DC - - (March 1, 2017) - - Today, Ryan Zinke (pronounced Zink-EE) was confirmed and sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. The Senate voted...

U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary John Kelly Issues Implementation Memoranda on Border Security and Interior Enforcement Executive Orders



Washington, DC - - (February 21, 2017) - - Today, Secretary John Kelly issued two memoranda to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce providing further direction to implement the recent executive orders on border security and enforcement of the immigration laws. In accordance with the Department’s commitment to be trans...