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U.S. moves to protect potentially endangered wildflower amid …

In this photo taken June 1, 2019, by Patrick Donnelly of the Center for Biological Diversity is the rare desert wildflower Tiehm's buckwheat in the Silver Peak Range about 120 miles south of Reno, Nev. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating the high-desert range halfway between Reno and Las Vegas as critical habitat for the Tiehm's buckwheat. It is also the site of a proposed lithium mine by the Australian-based Ioneer USA Corp. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

Salt flowers blanket Death Valley, giving hottest place …

A snow-like dusting at Death Valley National Park was caused by rain soaking into the soil and dissolving salt beneath the surface, rangers said.(M. Gage / National Park Service)

Protest near White House not broken up because of Trump …

In this June 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House in Washington. An internal investigation has determined that the decision to clear racial justice protestors from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump’s plans for a photo opportunity at that spot. The report released Wednesday by the Department of Interior’s Inspector General concludes that the protestors were cleared by U.S. Park Police on June 1 of last year so new fencing could be installed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

California in for ‘another difficult’ wildfire year, federal …

A firefighter works against the Lake Hughes Fire in Angeles National Forest north of Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

U.S. judge blocks Nevada grazing project as sage grouse …

In this April 20, 2013, file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

California members of Congress want wildland firefighter …

Firefighters and onlookers gather during the Silverado Fire in Orange County on Oct. 26, 2020, in Lake Forest. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Senate approves Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, …

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior secretary on Capitol Hill on Feb. 23, 2021. (Jim Watson / Associated Press)

Senate panel advances Interior Secretary nominee …

In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Some Republican senators labeled Haaland "radical" over her calls to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and address climate change, and said that could hurt rural America and major oil and gas-producing states. The label of Haaland as a "radical" by Republican lawmakers is getting pushback from Native Americans. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden halts new oil and gas leases, permits — but …

Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., on April 24, 2015. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)

Sources say Biden pick for Interior secretary is …

In this March 5, 2020, file photo Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., Native American Caucus co-chair, speaks to reporters about the 2020 Census on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

U.S. veterans to receive free national park passes …

In this file photo taken on June 3, 2015, the El Capitan monolith is seen in the Yosemite National Park in California. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Groups fight to keep gray wolf protections after …

This June 30, 2017 remote camera image released by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and her mate with a pup born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. (U.S. Forest Service via AP, File)

As Trump blames wildfires on CA officials, federal …

Smoke drifts over the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on Sept. 23, 2020 near Pasadena. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)