Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new large-scale water recycling program and made $180 million in initial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for projects aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change. Read the […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced $5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-help-restore-bison-populations-and-grassland
Published by the Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris administration today announced significant steps to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Arctic Refuge) and more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-takes-major-steps-protect-arctic-lands-and-wildlife-alaska
Published by the Department of the Interior The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced that, as part of a settlement with the sole remaining lessee, the final federal oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area will be relinquished. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/final-oil-and-gas-lease-be-relinquished-montanas-badger-two-medicine-area
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor to the President John Podesta joined federal, state and community leaders today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the SunZia Transmission Project. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-celebrates-groundbreaking-new-sunzia-transmission-line
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today visited three sites across New Mexico to highlight how federal investments are helping improve infrastructure on public lands, invest in local economies, and ensure that public lands are ready to meet the challenges of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-accessibility-sustainability-projects-new-mexico
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland joined members of the Hualapai Tribe late yesterday for a celebration of the Tribe’s historic $312 million water rights settlement. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-hualapai-tribal-leaders-celebrate-historic-indian-water-rights
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today held the first-ever offshore wind energy auction for the Gulf of Mexico region, resulting in one lease area receiving a high bid of $5.6 million. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-holds-first-ever-gulf-mexico-offshore-wind-energy-auction
Published by the Department of the Interior As the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 107th birthday, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee today to highlight investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretary-estenoz-highlights-president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-0
Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu were in Alaska this week to highlight how historic resources from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda are supporting Tribal communities impacted by climate change and advancing co-stewardship […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-approves-fourth-major-offshore-wind-project
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced new measures to enhance worker safety and ensure offshore oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf are conducted with the utmost safety and oversight standards. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-finalizes-well-control-rule-strengthen-offshore-safety-standards
Published by the Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris administration has mobilized a robust whole-of-government response effort to support immediate and long-term rescue and recovery efforts in Maui, Hawai’i. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-mobilizing-support-part-all-government-response-devastating-fires
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2022 resulted in a record high $50.3 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 378,400 jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/national-park-visitation-sets-new-record-economic-engines
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland this week led the United States presidential delegation to the Inauguration of His Excellency Santiago Peña. Secretary Haaland was joined by U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Marc Ostfield, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States Francisco O. Mora, Assistant Secretary of State for […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new program and availability of $72.5 million in initial funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify homes. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-funds-launch-new-tribal-electrification
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced $50 million over the next five years to improve key water infrastructure and enhance drought-related data collection across the Upper Colorado River Basin. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-50-million-enhance-key-water-infrastructure
Published by the Department of the Interior Today, President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretaries-haaland-and-vilsack-applaud-president-bidens-designation-baaj-nwaavjo-itah
Published by the Department of the Interior Today, the Department of the Interior announced over $44 million from the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda to meet critical ecosystem resilience, restoration and environmental planning needs for the National Park Service in fiscal year 2023. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-44-million-restore-and-strengthen-climate
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Yosemite National Park this weekend as part of a month-long tour to celebrate the historic investments from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), a bipartisan investment that improves visitor experiences, bolsters climate resilience and invests in the economy by creating good-paying jobs […]