WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden's designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. The new national monument spans over 624,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts come together, offering stunning mountains and canyons, important cultural and historic resources,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * ESA protections have secured a future for this terrestrial orchid found in the western United States and Canada * * * DENVER -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing the proposed removal of the Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) from the list of threatened and endangered species due to advancements in recovery for this species under the En  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Celebrates President Biden's Sattitla Highlands Monument Designation Jan. 7, 2025 Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden's designation of a new national monument Sattitla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers at the headwaters  more