U.S. Interior Department /tags/u-s-interior-department U.S. Interior Department en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:08:05 GMT US Interior Department chooses new water and science deputy to focus on drought resilience /news/2023-07-20/us-interior-department-chooses-new-water-and-science-deputy-to-focus-on-drought-resilience The U.S. Interior Department has tapped an official with the federal government's water management bureau to serve as a deputy assistant secretary for water and science. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:08:05 GMT /news/2023-07-20/us-interior-department-chooses-new-water-and-science-deputy-to-focus-on-drought-resilience Associated Press 'They just didn't care': Families' grief renewed as Interior reviews deaths at tribal jails /regional-news/2022-03-04/they-just-didnt-care-families-grief-renewed-as-interior-reviews-deaths-at-tribal-jails A new report commissioned by the Interior Department provides a window into the fatal mistreatment of inmates in its tribal jails. The review comes on the heels of a Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau and NPR investigation that found a pattern of neglect and misconduct contributing to at least 19 deaths at tribal detention centers overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs since 2016. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:29:25 GMT /regional-news/2022-03-04/they-just-didnt-care-families-grief-renewed-as-interior-reviews-deaths-at-tribal-jails Robyn Vincent Mountain West Lawmakers, Scientist At Center Of Hearing On Scientific Integrity /science/2019-07-25/mountain-west-lawmakers-scientist-at-center-of-hearing-on-scientific-integrity The Mountain West featured heavily in a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Thursday looking into issues of scientific integrity in the Interior… Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:18:34 GMT /science/2019-07-25/mountain-west-lawmakers-scientist-at-center-of-hearing-on-scientific-integrity Rae Ellen Bichell U.S. Lawmakers Challenge Rollback Of Obama-Era Methane Rule /news/2019-06-21/u-s-lawmakers-challenge-rollback-of-obama-era-methane-rule More than 50 U.S. lawmakers are supporting a legal challenge against the Trump administration's effort to roll back a rule that forced oil and gas… Fri, 21 Jun 2019 21:14:21 GMT /news/2019-06-21/u-s-lawmakers-challenge-rollback-of-obama-era-methane-rule Associated Press Zinke Memo: Interior Will Defer To States For Wildlife Management /2018-09-12/zinke-memo-interior-will-defer-to-states-for-wildlife-management A leaked memo this week from the Interior Department shows Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to give states more clout over wildlife management on public lands... Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:39:33 GMT /2018-09-12/zinke-memo-interior-will-defer-to-states-for-wildlife-management Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher Zinke Reorganization Plan Moves Ahead With 12 Interior Regions /2018-08-30/zinke-reorganization-plan-moves-ahead-with-12-interior-regions Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has released more details about his plan to reorganize the Department of Interior. The plan could have big impacts for... Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:14:53 GMT /2018-08-30/zinke-reorganization-plan-moves-ahead-with-12-interior-regions Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher Next Year's Federal Budget Could Slash Funding For Fire Science And Research /2018-08-02/next-years-federal-budget-could-slash-funding-for-fire-science-and-research As record wildfires rage across the West, funding for fire prevention science is in jeopardy . Under President Donald Trump's 2019 budget proposal ,... Thu, 02 Aug 2018 22:50:58 GMT /2018-08-02/next-years-federal-budget-could-slash-funding-for-fire-science-and-research Ali Budner Zinke Calls Montana Land Deal Controversy 'Fake °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ' /2018-06-28/zinke-calls-montana-land-deal-controversy-fake-news A federal watchdog group is looking into U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s family land deal with an oil executive. But Zinke is calling the... Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:51:38 GMT /2018-06-28/zinke-calls-montana-land-deal-controversy-fake-news Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi Zinke Sounds Off On Yellowstone Head's Departure /2018-06-27/zinke-sounds-off-on-yellowstone-heads-departure U.S Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke explained the abrupt departure of Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk on the radio show Montana Talks... Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:29:12 GMT /2018-06-27/zinke-sounds-off-on-yellowstone-heads-departure Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi Navajo Nation Gets Federal Funds For River Recovery /environment/2018-06-05/navajo-nation-gets-federal-funds-for-river-recovery The Navajo Nation has been awarded a $1.1 million contract as part of a multi-agency effort to help recover endangered fish in the San Juan River… Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:50:06 GMT /environment/2018-06-05/navajo-nation-gets-federal-funds-for-river-recovery Associated Press