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Department of the Interior
Government Body · Energy & Environment · Federal Government
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The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It administers programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the inhabited U.S. insular areas, as well as historic preservation programs. Established in 1849 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the department manages approximately 75% of federal public land.
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Includes actions Department of the Interior appears on directly, plus actions flagged against the sectors it belongs to.
Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rules
Energy & Environment sector — Eliminating federal vehicle GHG standards removes compliance costs across the auto manufacturing industry and preserves demand for petroleum-based fuels, benefiting domestic oil and gas producers sector-wide.
Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
Issued the policy announcement reopening the ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing and restoring the seven AIDEA leases that the prior administration had cancelled.
Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
Directed to identify and offer authorizations for suitable federal land sites for data center development, in consultation with the Department of Commerce.
Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
Energy & Environment sector — Nuclear, hydropower, and critical-minerals industries also fall within the council's explicit mandate alongside the fossil-fuel scope. Energy & Environment is tagged as an interim broader sector pending more granular sub-sector creation for nuclear and critical minerals.
Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
Energy & Environment sector — Rescinding NEPA implementing regulations shortens environmental review timelines for drilling, pipelines, LNG terminals, and other energy infrastructure, accelerating permitting across the sector.