Department of Interior's Energy Development Reports

This collection includes various documents from the Department of the Interior and its agencies discussing actions and reports related to domestic energy development and regulatory changes.

Era: 2017–2021 2025–present All years
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Summary Year FOIA ID Number Bates / Custodian Pages
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has drafted a communications plan for the December 2017 oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, focusing on informing the public and industry about the sale process and utilizing livestreaming for bid openings. 2017 OS201700602 3
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a report identifying regulatory burdens on domestic energy production in response to Executive Order 13783, emphasizing the Trump Administration's commitment to energy dominance while balancing economic growth and environmental protection. 2017 OS201700602 4
The email correspondence between Karen Mouritsen of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Stephen Wackowski of the Department of the Interior discusses the preparation of talking points and the press release process for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) oil and gas lease sale. 2017 OS201700602 3
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) email outlines daily news clips related to significant issues affecting Native American communities, including legal challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act and discussions on the reduction of Bears Ears National Monument. 2017 OS201700602 3
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is coordinating engagement with the Energy Liaisons Group, as indicated in an email exchange among agency officials on December 14, 2017. 2017 OS201700602 4
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management rescinded Obama-era guidance on considering climate change and greenhouse gas emissions for energy project approvals, as reported in a daily update for Cabinet Affairs on October 26, 2017. 2017 OS201700602 30
The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that mandated increased water spill at dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers to protect threatened salmon and steelhead, arguing it imposed unnecessary operational changes and economic harm. 2017 OS201700602 3
The Ute Indian Tribe is supporting the federal government's lawsuit against the unrecognized Uintah Valley Shoshone Tribe of Affiliated Ute Citizens for illegally selling hunting and fishing licenses on the Ute Tribe's reservation in Utah. 2017 OS201700602 9
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a report identifying regulatory burdens on domestic energy production and announced the establishment of an Executive Committee for Expedited Permitting to support the Trump Administration's energy dominance agenda. 2017 OS201700602 18
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a report identifying agency actions that potentially burden the development of domestic energy resources, in response to Executive Order 13783, highlighting the Trump Administration's approach to energy dominance. 2017 OS201700602 5