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Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt, pictured on Dec. 23, 1980, has died at age 85.

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James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

11:23am June 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

The head and skin of an East African lion killed at the turn of the century by President Theodore Roosevelt decorates The Explorers Club in New York. A committee designed to advise the Department of Interior on the benefits of big-game hunting was dissolv

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Controversial Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded Amid Legal Battle

5:51pm February 10, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The government is calling on a New York federal judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the group was formed illegally. But animal rights advocates want a ruling.

A polar bear walks in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The Obama administration is proposing new protections in the region that would ban mining and drilling.

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Obama Proposes New Protections For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

8:03am January 26, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The president recommends more than 12 million acres of the region receive the highest level of protection available for public lands.

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