Interior Department
Federal land steward
The Interior Department is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing public lands and natural resources, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and mineral extraction on federal territory.
It also oversees relations with Native American tribes.
Despite its name suggesting domestic affairs generally, the department focuses specifically on land and resource management: The Interior Department approved new drilling permits.
- National ParksOfficially designated conservation areas
- national monumentsProtected sites of significance
- land managementAdministering territory and resources
- oil leasesPermits to extract petroleum
- mining rightsPermission to extract resources
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Department of State · foreign ministry · Foreign Office · diplomatic corps · foreign service
Interior Departmentprivate sector
Economy outside government control
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