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Secretary Haaland Tours Alaska’s National Parks and Public Lands to Commemorate Earth Week

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Apr 23, 2022   Featured, State  

Secretary Haaland Tours Alaska’s National Parks and Public Lands to Commemorate Earth Week

Nearly $100 million in investments will expand access to national parks and public lands throughout the state ANCHORAGE — In celebration of National Park Week 2022, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spent several days in Alaska this week celebrating the state’s national parks, public lands, and outdoor recreation economy. The visit comes as the […]

Alaska’s Outdoor Economy to Receive Nearly $57 Million for Infrastructure Modernization

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Apr 21, 2022   Featured, State  

Alaska’s Outdoor Economy to Receive Nearly $57 Million for Infrastructure Modernization

Great American Outdoors Act funding, including more than $7 million in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, will bolster outdoor recreation in Alaska KING COVE, Alaska — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Governor Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited King Cove today, where they met with elected […]

Secretary Haaland Highlights Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Bolster Resilience, Create Jobs

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Apr 20, 2022   Featured, State  

Secretary Haaland Highlights Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Bolster Resilience, Create Jobs

More than $138 million in FY22 infrastructure investments will deliver direct benefits to Alaskan communities ANCHORAGE — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland kicked off a week-long trip to Alaska Tuesday, where she met with local, state, elected and Alaska Native leaders; Interior Department employees; and stakeholders to highlight ongoing efforts to support sustainable economies […]

Interior and Agriculture Departments  to Hold Consultations with Tribes and Alaska Natives on Take of Fish and Wildlife in Alaska

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Jan 19, 2022   Featured, National, National/World  

Interior and Agriculture Departments  to Hold Consultations with Tribes and Alaska Natives on Take of Fish and Wildlife in Alaska

WASHINGTON — The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a series of nation-to-nation consultations with federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Natives on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The program, jointly implemented by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, provides a preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence […]

Interior Department Finalizes First Federal Land Allotments to Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Nov 4, 2021   Featured, State  

Interior Department Finalizes First Federal Land Allotments to Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized the first federal land allotments as part of the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program. “We have a sacred obligation to America’s veterans. I know the sacrifices made by those who serve in our military, and we […]

Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Apr 15, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation

Interested sellers have 60 days to respond to offers WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today that the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations mailed approximately $30 million in purchase offers to more than 2,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota.  Landowners who received offers […]

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Falsely Marketing Goods as Alaska Native-Made

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Mar 26, 2021   Featured, General News  

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Falsely Marketing Goods as Alaska Native-Made

On March 10, 2021, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason of the District of Alaska sentenced Lee Screnock, 60, for misrepresenting hundreds of his own carvings as being made by an Alaska Native artist.  This action is a felony violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (IACA), which prohibits false marketing of arts […]

USGS Releases Global Estimate for Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Apr 19, 2012   World  

WASHINGTON—Excluding the United States, the world holds an estimated 565 billion barrels (bbo) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil; 5,606 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional natural gas; and 167 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids (NGL), according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released […]

Obama Administration Announces Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale

By U.S. Department of the Interior on Jan 26, 2012   National  

Sale Will Make Nearly 38 million Acres Available as Part of the President’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future



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