Climate entity
Department of the Interior is most often covered alongside Donald Trump, which appears in 4 of these 4 stories. That works out to roughly 1 story per week across a 27-day span. The busiest single day carried 2. Each story carries 4.5 original sources on average, compared with 2.9 for the broader beat in this window.
Last mentioned: Mar 24, 2026
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Department of the Interior is most often covered alongside Donald Trump, which appears in 4 of these 4 stories. That works out to roughly 1 story per week across a 27-day span. The busiest single day carried 2. Each story carries 4.5 original sources on average, compared with 2.9 for the broader beat in this window. Coverage clusters in regulation, which accounts for 3 of those 4, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. At 7, the average consequence score sits above the same-window beat average of 6.5. We currently track 4 Climate stories that mention Department of the Interior, published between February 26, 2026 and March 24, 2026.
Computed from the 4 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 598 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Department of the Interior. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Projected Gap
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The Trump administration has orchestrated a landmark $1 billion agreement to halt offshore wind development, marking a transition from regulatory hurdles to direct financial intervention. This move aims to permanently dismantle key projects while offering developers a taxpayer-funded exit from a sector facing mounting economic pressures.
Source: bostonglobe.com · sun-sentinel.com
The Trump administration has reached a $1 billion settlement with TotalEnergies to cancel offshore wind leases in New York and North Carolina. The deal requires the French energy giant to reinvest the funds into U.S. fossil fuel projects, including a Texas LNG facility.
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Source: winnipegfreepress.com · yahoo.com
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