Interior Department Releases Five-Year Monitoring, Maintenance and Treatment Plan to Address Wildfire Risk

April 4, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $1.5 billion to the Department of the Interior’s Wildland Fire Management Program to address wildfire risk and prepare communities and ecosystems against the threat of wildfire by making historic investments in forest restoration, hazardous fuels management and post-wildfire restoration. Read the full article […]

Secretary Haaland Celebrates Rappahannock Tribe’s Reacquisition of Ancestral Homelands

April 1, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Martha Williams today celebrated the Rappahannock Tribe’s re-acquisition of 465 acres at Fones Cliffs, a sacred site to the Tribe located on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. Read the full article […]

Interior Department Announces $420 Million in Rural Water Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

March 31, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will invest $420 million for rural water construction activities in fiscal year 2022, as authorized by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-420-million-rural-water-funding-president-bidens

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Makes Major Investments in US Territories

March 30, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior This week in Hawaiʻi, Department of the Interior leadership convened a workshop with federal partners and teams from several of the U.S. Territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — to discuss strategies to support the successful implementation of […]

Secretary Haaland Highlights President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Water Resilience and Indian Country in New Mexico Visit

March 28, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today wrapped up a two-day visit to New Mexico, where she underscored the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen Indian Country and address the Western water crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law

President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Makes $18.1 Billion Investment in Interior Department Initiatives

March 28, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-fiscal-year-2023-budget-makes-181-billion-investment-interior

Secretary Haaland Highlights Locally Led Conservation Efforts in El Paso, Texas

March 26, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited El Paso, Texas, today with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to meet with local officials and community members and to learn about their vision for increasing access to, and conservation of, outdoor spaces. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-locally-led-conservation-efforts-el-paso-texas

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Wind Energy Lease Sale Offshore the Carolinas

March 25, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Oceans, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-wind-energy-lease-sale-offshore-carolinas

Kevin Sligh Joins Interior Department as Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director

March 24, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that Kevin M. Sligh Sr. will join the Department as the new Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/kevin-sligh-joins-interior-department-bureau-safety-and-environmental-enforcement

Interior Department Takes Steps to Increase Voter Registration in Indigenous Communities

March 24, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that it is working with states to formally designate the Department-operated post-secondary Tribal institutions – Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico – as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. […]

Interior Department Invests $100 Million in First Dam Safety Project Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

March 22, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing project-specific funding of $100 million for the modification of B.F. Sisk Dam in California.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-invests-100-million-first-dam-safety-project-through-president

During West Virginia Visit, Secretary Haaland Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Legacy Pollution Clean-Up

March 18, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited West Virginia today, where she and Senator Joe Manchin highlighted the investments in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution and abandoned mine lands, create good-paying union jobs, help communities eliminate dangerous conditions, and lay the foundation for future economic […]

President Biden Designates Amache National Historic Site as America’s Newest National Park

March 18, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act today, designating the Amache site in Granada, Colorado as part of the National Park System. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-biden-designates-amache-national-historic-site-americas-newest-national-park

Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft Guidance, Invites Public Comment on New Orphaned Well Program

March 17, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior ​ The Department of the Interior today released draft guidance to states on how to apply for the first $775 million in grant funding available this year under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create jobs cleaning up polluted and unsafe orphaned oil and gas well sites across the […]

Deputy Secretary Beaudreau Highlights Investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Western Tour

March 17, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau visited Idaho, Washington and Oregon on a three-day swing this week to highlight the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for wildfire resilience, conservation and ecosystem restoration. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/deputy-secretary-beaudreau-highlights-investments-president-bidens-bipartisan

White House Announces Nomination to Lead Insular and International Affairs at the Department of the Interior

March 11, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The White House today announced the intent to nominate Carmen G. Cantor to be Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs at the Department of the Interior. The nomination will now be considered by the U.S. Senate. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/white-house-announces-nomination-lead-insular-and-international-affairs-department

Secretary Haaland Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Ecosystem Restoration During Maryland Visit

March 11, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in Maryland for a second day today to meet with local elected and community leaders, students, and Interior Department employees to highlight President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s critical investments in ecosystem restoration, infrastructure resilience, and economic opportunities. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-investments-ecosystem

Secretary Haaland Visits Maryland to Honor Harriet Tubman Day

March 10, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior As part of the Department’s ongoing celebration of Women’s History Month, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland honored Harriet Tubman Day today with visits to sites that speak to the agency’s ongoing efforts to better tell America’s story. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-visits-maryland-honor-harriet-tubman-day

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Call for Wildfire Commission Member Applications

March 10, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-issues-call-wildfire-commission-member-applications

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