In its beak the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto [E PLURIBUS] and [UNUM]. Over the eagle’s head there is ring of circular clouds with a starburst at the center. Within the cloud ring is a ...

News about U.S. Department of the Interior, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to run the federal Department of the Interior.

The Trump administration says it will open millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to new oil and gas development by rescinding a rule set in place when Biden was president.

During last week’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Secretary Burgum claimed that “about 26,000 people work in the park system.” But according to the Department of the Interior’s own workforce ...

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide by June 13 asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

SEATTLE (KOMO) — A day of demonstrations at the Henry M. Jackson Federal building in downtown Seattle ended with protesters removing and burning American flags Tuesday. The protests started ...

The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 Interior Department budget proposal made public late Friday would slash funding and staffing across a wide array of programs, many of them with proven ...

The first U-boat to enter the Gulf was U-507, which cruised into the area on April 30, 1942.By May 12, it had sunk five Allied tankers and cargo ships. One of these vessels, the tanker Munger T ...

The Department of the Interior, under Secretary Doug Burgum, today announced the immediate rescission of a 2022 order aimed at phasing out single-use plastic products and packaging across its ...

Robert S. Dombroski (1939-2016) who served the department from 1962-1993, was being honored, as was Herbert Snyder (1887-1966) who served the department from 1914-1944, during Wednesday’s annual ...