The department’s new policy requires Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office to weigh in on virtually every permit for solar and wind projects with a nexus to Interior.

The Interior Department 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 ...

Industry groups said the directive could create new delays and bottlenecks for renewable energy projects across the country.

The Department of Interior is implementing enhanced oversight for wind and solar projects, aiming to end "favoritism" of ...

United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt speaking about "America's Environmental Leadership" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

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 ...

The United States Secretary of the Interior is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, overseeing everything from parks to reservations.

As part of the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs manages and administers 55 million acres of estates held in trust by the United States for Native American tribes.

WASHINGTON – For Oliver "OJ" Semans, President-elect Joe Biden's expected choice of New Mexico Democratic Congresswoman Deb Haaland as the first Native American secretary of the Interior ...

As Secretary of Interior, Haaland is sixth in line of succession to the presidency, according to the White House. The Department employs some 70,000 people in eleven bureaus: Bureau of Indian Affairs ...