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Interior Department Announces Development of First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community
Hawaii, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
The Napali Coast of Kauai, Hawaii, with blue ocean water and green cliffs behind
10/18/2022
The Department of the Interior today announced that, for the first time in the agency’s history, it will require formal consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community.
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Conserve Ecosystems, Clean Up Legacy Pollution Sites Across the Country
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Press Release
Yellow construction equipment amidst mine waste with green trees and hills in the background
10/18/2022
Interior today announced nearly $10 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution and conserve ecosystems.
President Biden Designates Blackwell School National Historic Site as America’s Newest National Park
National Park Service, Texas, Press Release
The Blackwell School building in the sun with houses behind it
10/18/2022
President Biden yesterday designated the Blackwell School site in Marfa, Texas, as part of the National Park System.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Pacific
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, California, Oceans, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
10/18/2022
Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $210 Million for Drought Resilience Projects In the West
Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona, California, Colorado, Press Release
Greenish blue water in the San Luis Reservoir in California
10/17/2022
Interior today announced $210 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West. 
This Week at Interior October 14, 2022
An Indigenous woman holds up a framed black & white photograph of an ancestor
10/14/2022
News and headlines from Interior, October 14, 2022
Interior Department Takes Next Steps to Update Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, District of Columbia, Native Americans, Press Release
Three people stand around a table and look at a Tlingit clan hat
10/13/2022
Interior today announced that proposed revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s regulations are available for public comment.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Drought Mitigation Funding from Inflation Reduction Act
Bureau of Reclamation, District of Columbia, Water Challenges, Conservation, Press Release
A blue water reservoir
10/12/2022
Interior today announced new drought mitigation funding opportunities to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Protections for Thompson Divide
Bureau of Land Management, Colorado, District of Columbia, Science, Press Release
Mountains covered in green trees and bushes with a bright blue sky
10/12/2022
 Today the Biden-Harris administration announced steps to protect the Thompson Divide area in central Colorado, one of the state’s most cherished landscapes.
Interior Department Announces New Biden-Harris Appointees
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, National Park Service, District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
10/11/2022
The Department of the Interior today announced additional Biden-Harris administration appointees who will work to fulfill the agency’s mission.
Celebrating National Wildlife Refuges
Hundred of birds fly over the still waters of a wide lake under a yellow sunrise sky.
10/7/2022
Each October, National Wildlife Refuge Week celebrates the vast network of public lands and waters managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wildlife Refuge System. 
This Week at Interior October 7, 2022
Aerial view of shattered houses and flooded property
10/7/2022
News and headlines from Interior, October 7, 2022
Interior Department Leads Multi-Agency Effort to Support Tribal Sovereignty Through 477 Program
District of Columbia, Secretary Deb Haaland, Native Americans, Press Release
Beautiful mountains beneath a pink sky
10/7/2022
Today the Department of the Interior and 11 federal agencies entered into an updated Memorandum of Agreement to better support Tribal sovereignty.
Secretary Haaland, Partners Celebrate Great Sand Dunes National Park Land  Acquisition During Colorado Visit
National Park Service, Colorado, America the Beautiful, Great American Outdoors Act, Press Release
Star Dune and Crestone Peaks in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve lit by the sunset
10/6/2022
Leaders of the Interior today celebrated the transfer of approximately 9,362 acres of the Medano Ranch from The Nature Conservancy to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Interior Department Moves Forward with Leasing Provisions Mandated in Inflation Reduction Act
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, District of Columbia, Oceans, Press Release
An oil platform in the blue ocean
10/6/2022
Interior today announced steps that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Land Management will take to comply with congressional direction on oil and gas leasing.

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