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Reactions to the modernizatrion of the National Environmental Policy Act.

The National Park Service is proposing improvements to the regulations that govern contracts to enhance visitor services at NPS units.

The regulations finalized by CEQ today further build on the successes already accomplished by the Department since streamlining current processes to reduce timelines for environmental reviews.

The Executive Order directs the Task Force to submit a report to the President that proposes options for the creation of the National Garden to honor American heros.

Actively managing our timbered lands by permitting responsible timber harvests, clearing dead and dying timber and conducting other fuel treatments helps prevent wildfires and better protects communities from ruin. These lands provide economic life to thousands of Oregonians. 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt met with Tribal leaders, Bureau of Reclamation staff, members of Congress, local business representatives, and other members of the public. The Trump Administration remains committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring federal decisions are informed by local concerns.

The Department of the Interior will not move forward with a new Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan for the North Cascades Ecosystem and the associated Environmental Impact Statement.

The U.S. Department of the Interior and National Park Service announced additional details about the Independence Day celebrations on the National Mall, which will include multiple flight demonstrations from different branches of our military, in particular the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and a monumental firework display.

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced that more than 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $514.7 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2020.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced today that more than 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $514.7 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2020.