Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. Read the full article […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that $95 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which will provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore more than 300,000 acres of wetland and associated […]
Published by the Department of the Interior In celebration of National Park Week 2022, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spent several days in Alaska this week celebrating the state’s national parks, public lands, and outdoor recreation economy. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-tours-alaskas-national-parks-and-public-lands-commemorate-earth-0
Published by the Department of the Interior During a roundtable discussion today with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans. Read the full article […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced new Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join the Department’s leadership team to create jobs in the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-additional-biden-harris-appointees
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Governor Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited King Cove today, where they met with elected and Native leaders and community members, spoke with students at the King Cove School, and toured the King Cove […]
Published by the Department of the Interior As part of its commitment to support and inspire a clean energy transition, the Department of the Interior today announced a series of steps taken to advance the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to permit 25 gigawatts of renewable power on public lands by 2025. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-outlines-roadmap-continued-renewable-energy-progress-public-lands
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland kicked off a week-long trip to Alaska today, where she will meet with local, state, elected and Alaska Native leaders; Interior Department employees; and stakeholders to highlight ongoing efforts to support sustainable economies across the state. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/alaska-secretary-haaland-highlights-historic-funding-president-bidens-bipartisan
Published by the Department of the Interior In compliance with an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, the Department of the Interior is taking action that reflects the balanced approach to energy development and management of our nation’s public lands called for in the agency’s November 2021 report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Today, the Department of the Interior announced that 40 fish passage projects in 23 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of nearly $38 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-38-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-protect
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today published its first Equity Action Plan, which outlines the Department’s efforts to advance equity through all of its operations, remove barriers to equal opportunity, and deliver resources and benefits equitably to the general public. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-releases-action-plan-outlines-steps-advance-equity
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today released final guidance to states on how to apply for the first $775 million in initial grant funding available this year for plugging orphaned oil and gas wells under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-releases-final-guidance-new-orphaned-well-program
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Colorado today, where she and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with federal wildland fire leadership to discuss local, state and federal wildland fire preparedness and response that will be bolstered by historic investments through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior announced today it is investing $46 million in funding to Tribal communities to address the unique impacts of climate change in Indigenous communities. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-build
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in New Orleans, Louisiana today to commemorate an historic expansion of Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge and highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to conserve, protect, and restore our nation’s lands and waters. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-celebrates-expansion-bayou-sauvage-urban-national-wildlife-refuge
Published by the Department of the Interior The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will invest $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2023 to address critical deferred maintenance projects and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure in national parks, national wildlife refuges and recreation areas, and at Bureau of Indian Education schools. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-budget-invests-28-billion-support-outdoor-recreation-economies-access
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today rescinded a memorandum issued in 1975 by then-Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton regarding the authority to approve Tribal water codes. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-takes-action-restore-tribal-authority-adopt-water-laws
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced several actions the Department is taking to advance its work on wildlife corridors. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-announces-progress-toward-conservation-and-restoration-wildlife
Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited Puerto Rico this week to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Great American Outdoors Act will help strengthen climate resilience and ecosystem restoration initiatives on the island. […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Today, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo visited the Anacostia Urban Waters Federal Partnership to announce Xavier Brown as the new Anacostia Urban Waters Ambassador. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretaries-estenoz-trujillo-announce-new-anacostia-urban-waters-federal