The Inflation Reduction Act mandates that millions of acres of public lands be made available to oil and gas companies before the government can offer land for renewables.
Interior Department
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Water Cutbacks on Tap for Bone-Dry West
Congress sends billions for drought mitigation to Colorado River Basin states—just before Arizona and Nevada experience new cuts.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Look Inside Interior
Biden appointed Native Americans to top jobs at the Cabinet agency, but so far the Interior Department’s policies have been business as usual.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Former Corporate Lawyer Set to Lead Army Corps of Engineers as Planet Sizzles
Michael Connor of WilmerHale has been appointed to run a surprisingly important agency in efforts to mitigate the climate crisis.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Biden’s Climate Picks Show That It’s Still John Podesta’s Party
The longtime Democratic insider appears to have major influence in Bidenworld.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden Could Shut Down Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
That’s just one of many authorities available to the Interior Department on day one.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Utah Monument Fight Pits Native Americans Against Land-Use Militants
A swath of high desert known as Bears Ears has become ground zero in the long-running battle over the nation’s public lands.
Posted inFeatures
This Land Was Your Land
In Utah and other Western states, the country’s most pristine wilderness faces new threats from Big Energy and its powerful allies.
