The Interior Department has stopped dozens of environment-related grants to at least two nonprofit groups, recipients said Wednesday. Interior agencies including the Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management stunned two organizations — California Trout and the Institute for Applied Ecology — on Tuesday with the declaration that their grants were canceled. California Trout has received 28 FWS grants since fiscal 2014, according to a federal spending database. … All seven of California Trout’s active grants were axed.

Other Interior Department news:

• Government Executive: The Interior Department is taking steps to implement layoffs
• Craig Press (Colo.): Interior Department changes priorities, requirements for Land and Water Conservation Fund