Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
A complaint filed in the District of Columbia District Court on Thursday asked the court to vacate the Northern Corridor Right-of Way and rule that the
The National Park Service said a fireworks show could risk the health and safety of the park and its attendees while also displeasing local Native American tribes.
GE Renewable Energy Turbines To Power First Major US Offshore Wind Farm By Howard Smith
05/13/21 AT 6:00 AM
The first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States has gotten the green light from government officials. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced yesterday that the Vineyard Wind 1 project set to be constructed off the coast of Massachusetts will create 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses.
Approval was for up to 84 turbines about 12 nautical miles offshore from Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket. But according to the Vineyard Wind team, the facility will use the
General Electric (NYSE:GE) Renewable Energy segment s large Haliade-X turbines, which will allow it to use only 62 turbines.