Interior Department

A beach near the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, which was expanded earlier this month, and is considered a sacred place by Native Hawaiians.

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Native Hawaiians Now Have A Pathway To Form A Government

6:02pm September 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Interior Department says Native Hawaiians can now choose whether to form a unified government, which could eventually enter into formal government-to-government relations with the U.S.

Boats battle a fire at the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010. On Thursday, the Interior Department released what it called "the most significant safety and environmental protection reforms the Interior Department has undertaken since De

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Obama Administration Issues New Rules For Offshore Drilling

7:37am April 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The rules, designed to make drilling safer and reduce the risk of a blowout, come six years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The oil industry says some of the requirements are too costly.

Solenex's proposed well site is on the land known as the Badger-Two Medicine.

Tribe Says Drilling Project Would Have 'Heartbreaking' Consequences

10:37am March 04, 2016

by Corin Cates-Carney

An energy company is heading to court for the right to drill in Montana, near Glacier National Park. But some Native Americans and environmental groups want to stop the long-delayed project.

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks in Anchorage, Alaska. The Obama administration is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

Interior Department Issues New Fracking Rules For Federal Lands

8:18pm March 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The regulations, which go into effect in 90 days, establish safety measures for wells and for drilling companies to publicly disclose chemicals used in the process.