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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for the Pactola Reservoir—Rapid Creek Watershed

WASHINGTON, Dec 26, 2024 — Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has signed Public Land Order 7956, finalizing protections for the Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek Watershed on the Black Hills National Forest from the potential effects of mineral exploration and development. This order follows a request from the U.S…

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At White House Tribal Nations Summit, USDA Delivers on Actions to Empower Indian Country

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced ways that the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on Tribal requests to empower Tribal Nations, citizens, and organizations. Secretary Vilsack made the announcements at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the foremost government-to-government gathering between the U.S…

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