Gov. Mike Dunleavy accuses Interior of breaking statehood compact Sunday, July 11, 2021
Alaska is fighting the Biden administration’s move to delay the reopening of millions of acres of federal land, including allotments for tribal veterans, accusing the Interior Department of seeking to keep vast swaths of the state locked up as “de facto parks.”
The state sued in federal court last week to stop the Interior Department from reversing the Trump administration’s January release of 28 million acres in Alaska from federal temporary land withdrawals, making available the areas to natural-resources development.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s April 15 reversal “blocks State land selections and Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran allotments” in violation of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, said Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office in a Wednesday statement.
Alaska sues Biden for stalling reopening of federal lands
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The Wrap: Land home to bison restored
Headlines from Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Headlines from Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Interior officially restores bison range lands
The U.S. Department of Interior announced that the lands that contain the National Bison Range have officially been put into trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana.
“The establishment of the National Bison Range was an historic use of lands to preserve wildlife, but we must also acknowledge that this act reduced the Salish and Kootenai peoples’ homeland by thousands of acres,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland. “The return of these lands back to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is truly a significant milestone in their relationship with the Interior Department and the United States.”