Interior Department adds $100 per person fee for international visitors at 11 top national parks, designates Trump’s birthday as one of six “patriotic fee-free days” for Americans.
Department of Energy backs Three Mile Island nuclear restart with $1 billion loan to support Microsoft data center demand amid rising electricity prices from AI.
Trump administration proposes redefining wetlands to exclude seasonal streams and wetlands from Clean Water Act protection, potentially eliminating pollution safeguards for 85% of U.S. wetlands.
Trump opens Arctic reserve’s five protected wildlife areas to oil drilling, rescinding Biden rule that 250,000 people supported during public comment.
Interior Department proposes six offshore oil lease sales along California coast between 2027 and 2030 for first time since 1980s despite uncertain industry interest and lack of infrastructure to transport oil to market.
Trump wildlife service orders Colorado to halt voter-approved wolf reintroduction, claiming 15 wolves already released from Canada violate federal rule limiting sources to U.S. states that refused to provide wolves.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed permits Thursday advancing drilling, mining and road projects across Alaska in ceremony dubbed “Alaska Day,” prompting environmental groups to call it “Alaska Sellout Day.”
Typhoon Halong destroyed 90% of homes in one Alaska village and displaced over 2,000 people who cannot return for at least 18 months, as Trump administration cuts to weather monitoring made forecasts less accurate.
Army announces Janus Program to place small nuclear microreactors on U.S. bases worldwide, following Trump executive order requiring reactor operation by September 30, 2028.
EPA canceled $20 million Alaska flood protection grant five months before catastrophic flooding hit Kipnuk, where Lee Zeldin called it wasteful DEI grant despite community’s vulnerability.
