What a deb Haaland-led interior might mean for Colorados public lands
In Colorado, where almost a third of the land is federally owned, the Department of the Interior can have an outsized influence.
Author: Caitlyn Kim (CPR News)
Published: 3:40 PM MDT April 15, 2021
Updated: 3:40 PM MDT April 15, 2021
COLORADO, USA — On Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s second day on the job, a small group of supporters parked a video screen outside the department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to flash messages of encouragement and thanks. Under a light rain, Haaland — the first Native American secretary of the Interior — came out for a look.