The Interior Department has suspended all 20 Biden administration Interior Solicitor’s memorandum opinions to allow for the Trump administration to review them for conflicts with its political agenda.
The suspension, which was effective Feb. 28 according to a memo posted online this week, affects the department’s “M-opinions,” legal opinions that guide Interior Department actions. The memo does not revoke the opinions.
The suspensions include Interior’s interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, limits on offshore oil and gas leasing, the revocation of Twin Metals Minnesota LLC’s mineral leases for a proposed copper mine, wildlife refuge land exchanges, ...
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