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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, Senator Tim Kaine, Norfolk and local elected officials, and representatives of the offshore wind industry in Norfolk today to discuss opportunities that will create jobs and strengthen the local economy.

Tanya Trujillo has been sworn in as Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science by Secretary Deb Haaland.

Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced more than 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $529.3 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2021.

Tommy Beaudreau was sworn in as Deputy Secretary for the Department of the Interior by Secretary Deb Haaland this afternoon.

In an important move to restore Tribal homelands, the Department of the Interior announced today the transfer of all lands comprising the National Bison Range.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Secretary Haaland and Maine elected officials highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s significant investments in public lands and national parks.

The White House today announced the intent to nominate the following officials to serve at the Department of the Interior.

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to honor relationships with Indigenous communities and uphold trust responsibilities, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves today announced the transfer of an 80-acre parcel of surplus federal property at the former NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on O‘ahu for inclusion in the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust.

In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of installing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced  a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight – an area of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast.