Department of Interior

Federal officials are not ready to issue an approval for the Vineyard Wind offshore power project, which may affect the project's timeline.

A Massachusetts tribe that could be the first in decades to lose its federally-designated reservation lands is making its case before Congress.

The federal government has committed to acquiring over 300 acres of land into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a critical step as the tribe seeks to build a resort casino. The surprise late Friday approval marks the first lands federally designated for the Cape Cod-based tribe whose ancestors encountered the Pilgrims nearly four centuries ago...

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe says it's a step closer to having land placed in trust for a proposed resort casino in Taunton. The U.S. Department of Interior has released a final environmental impact statement on the 151-acre site. The move begins a one-month comment period before the decision is formally recorded...