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This Week at Interior August 25, 2023
President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden walk past burned-out cars on a street in Lahaina
8/25/2023
News and headlines from Interior, August 25, 2023
Deputy Secretary Beaudreau, White House Infrastructure Coordinator Landrieu Highlight President’s Investing in America Agenda in Alaska
Alaska, Great American Outdoors Act, Climate Change, Conservation, Press Release
Four people in safety vests and hard hats talk to each other.
8/24/2023
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 and salmon conservation across the Yukon, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region.
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Fourth Major Offshore Wind Project
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Energy, Press Release
Wind Turbines in Ocean
8/22/2023
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.
Interior Department Finalizes Well Control Rule to Strengthen Offshore Safety Standards
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Energy, Press Release
Two people in safety gear inspecting offshore well equipment.
8/22/2023
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.
Interior Department Mobilizing Support as Part of All of Government Response to Devastating Fires on Maui
Hawaii, Wildland Fire, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
8/21/2023
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. 
National Park Visitation Sets New Record as Economic Engines
National Park Service, Press Release
Group of kayakers on the ocean.
8/21/2023
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. 
This Week at Interior August 18, 2023
Secretary Haaland poses with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and U.S. and Paraguayan dignitaries
8/18/2023
News and headlines from Interior, August 18, 2023
Secretary Haaland Leads U.S. Delegation for Inauguration of Paraguay President Peña
Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
Secretary Haaland and group of others seated in conversation.
8/16/2023
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 International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson, and U.S. Representative Norma Torres.
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Funds Launch of New Tribal Electrification Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Energy, Press Release
Two houses in desert landscape.
8/15/2023
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.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 Million to Enhance Key Water Infrastructure in the Upper Colorado River Basin Through President’s Investing in America Agenda
Bureau of Reclamation, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Dam surrounded by rock cliffs.
8/14/2023
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.
This Week at Interior August 11, 2023
President Biden signs designation of new National Monument as others look on
8/11/2023
News and headlines from Interior, August 11, 2023
Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
Arizona, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
View looking North of surrounding Northwest unit showing green desert vegetation.
8/8/2023
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.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America’s National Parks as Part of Investing in America Agenda
National Park Service, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Rocky canyon area surrounded by steep mountain range.
8/8/2023
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.
Secretary Haaland Celebrates Great American Outdoors Act in California
California, Great American Outdoors Act, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
Secretary Haaland and a group of National Park Service employees in a wooded area.
8/7/2023
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 in our national parks, wildlife refuges, recreation areas and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools.
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Nearly $200 Million Available for Drought and Climate Resiliency Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Bureau of Reclamation, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Grassy river valley with mountains in the distance
8/7/2023
The Department of the Interior today announced up to $195 million in funding opportunities available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to develop a more resilient water supply, support cooperative watershed management and safeguard aquatic ecosystems.

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