A Guardian of Federal Lands, Lambasted by Left and Right From oil and gas leases to missed climate targets, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has become a lightning rod for the Biden administration’s compromises on energy policy. A recent Senate hearing underlined the steady criticism she faces from conservatives. By Grant Schwab
Indigenous Climate Activists Arrested After ‘Occupying’ US Department of Interior By Phil McKenna, Video by Aman Azhar
When an Oil Company Profits From a Pipeline Running Beneath Tribal Land Without Consent, What’s Fair Compensation? By Judy Fahys
What’s On Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues—and Trump Rollbacks—for Deb Haaland By Judy Fahys
Biden Put Climate at the Heart of His Campaign. Now He’s Delivered Groundbreaking Nominees By James Bruggers, David Hasemyer, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle
Could Biden Name an Indigenous Secretary of the Interior? Environmental Groups are Hoping He Will. By Ilana Cohen
Investigators: We Can’t Tell if Interior Dept. Reassignments Were Legal Due to Lack of Records By Neela Banerjee
Clean Economy Week: Pressure Is on Obama to Finalize Solar Plan By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News