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With key deals, Uganda's nascent oil sector nears maturity
Uganda, Tanzania and French oil company Total are preparing to sign agreements on building a heated pipeline to carry crude oil from western Uganda to the Indian Ocean coast
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is visiting Utah as she prepares to submit a review on national monuments in the state
It's cherry blossom season, but DC isn't ready to open up
Officials in the nation’s capital are watching the crowds as cherry blossom season begins in earnest
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High court won't hear fishermen case against ocean monument
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a fishing group that challenged the creation of a large federally protected area in the Atlantic Ocean
Haaland OK'd at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head
The Senate has confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for nearly two centuries
USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine
The Biden administration has put the brakes on an exchange of federal land in eastern Arizona that would clear the way for a massive copper mine
Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
One of the world’s longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic
AP Exclusive: Biden inauguration theme: 'America United'
The theme for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will be “America United."
After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters
Wolves have repopulated the mountains and forests of the American West with remarkable speed since their reintroduction 25 years ago, expanding to more than 300 packs in six states