Interior Department says Gulf of Mexico now renamed to Gulf of America, Denali to Mount McKinley
While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.
Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
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Cherokee Nation slams 'shameful and cowardly last minute Interior opinion
In what the Cherokee Nation leaders call a “shameful and cowardly ruling” the tribe will seek to overturn, an opinion handed down in the final moments of the Biden administration ...
Interior Department officially renames Mount McKinley, Gulf of America
The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as ...
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Trump Moves to Advance Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe
In a historic move, President Donald J. Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to ...
'So much that can never be undone': Haaland reflects on Interior Department tenure
Outgoing U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland never thought working in her grandfather's field — helping to irrigate the land and pluck worms off ears of corn — would inform a career in public service.
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Doug Burgum Confirmed by US Senate to be Interior Secretary
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the 55th secretary of the Department of the ...
Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is ...