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Biden calls for up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides

President Joe Biden's administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

From welcoming refugees to the crisis in Lampedusa, six years of French immigration policy

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that France would not be taking in any of the migrants who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week. FRANCE 24 looks back at six years of French U-turns on immigration policies.

France 24 · Sep 22, 2023

Anutin confident Chada can root out mafia links

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday expressed confidence in the ability of his deputy, Chada Thaiset, to tackle mafia-style gangs.

Bangkok Post · Sep 12, 2023

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

The administration overturns Trump-era sales and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge

The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Agreement reached to relinquish drilling lease on land in Montana that’s sacred to Native Americans

A Louisiana company will relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that’s sacred to Native Americans

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Q&A: Why US advocates want more power to probe Indigenous boarding schools

Ben Barnes, chief of the Shawnee Tribe, tells Al Jazeera that advocates do not want the truth ‘sifted through a sieve’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023

Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

France pledges to tackle monopolies inflating prices in overseas territories

On a visit to French Polynesia, France's interior minister said he would launch a review into whether companies were abusing their market dominance to jack up prices and contribute to the notoriously high cost of living in French overseas territories.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 22, 2023