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Secretary Haaland Announces $12.6 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Desalination Research Facility in Southern New Mexico
Bureau of Reclamation, New Mexico, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
A view of the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility
5/3/2023
Secretary Deb Haaland and Congressman Gabe Vasquez announced a $12.6 million investment from the President’s Investing in America agenda to support the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Explore Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Panoramic view of island harbor with tropical landscape
5/1/2023
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities make our nation more vibrant through their diverse cultures, languages and religions.
This Week at Interior April 28, 2023
A river flows between two high grassy bluffs, with snow-covered mountains in the distance
4/28/2023
News and headlines from Interior, April 28, 2023
Assistant Secretary Newland Highlights President’s Investing in America Agenda During Alaska Visit Focused on Tribal Communities
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Five people stand together and talk in the snow
4/28/2023
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland and his team wrapped up a weeklong tour of Alaska today where he highlighted investments being made through the President’s Investing in America agenda to advance Tribal climate resilience and combat the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples.
Interior Department Announces More Than $146 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, District of Columbia, America the Beautiful, Conservation, Press Release
Two wood ducks at LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge
4/27/2023
Interior today announced that more than $146 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore 242,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and other birds across North America – including Canada and Mexico.
Interior Department, National Endowment for the Humanities Partner to Preserve Federal Indian Boarding School Oral History and Records
Bureau of Indian Affairs, District of Columbia, Secretary Deb Haaland, Native Americans, Press Release
Indigenous survivors attend a "Road to Healing" event.
4/26/2023
The Department of the Interior and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced a new inter-agency partnership to expand the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative through the collection of oral histories and digitization of records documenting the experiences of survivors and descendants of federal Indian boarding school policies.
Secretary Haaland Announces $125 Million to Restore Nation’s Lands and Waters as Part of President’s Investing in America Agenda
Idaho, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Secretary Deb Haaland, Climate Change, Press Release
Ripples of water in a river flow past a bank with green grass
4/21/2023
During remarks at the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $125 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore the nation’s lands and waters.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $140 Million for Water Conservation and Efficiency Projects in the West
Bureau of Reclamation, District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Press Release
A canal runs through central Washington
4/21/2023
Interior today announced a $140 million investment for water conservation and efficiency projects as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $35 Million for National Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Close up of two fish swimming in a gravel bottom body of water
4/21/2023
The Department of the Interior today announced a $35 million investment in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 39 projects in 22 states that will address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting our nation’s rivers and streams.
Interior Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Announces $1 Million in NATIVE Act Funding for Native Hawaiian Organizations
Hawaii, Press Release
Aerial view of Hawaiian landscape
4/21/2023
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations today announced $1 million in funding for Native Hawaiian organizations through the Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Grant Program.
This Week at Interior April 21, 2023
Secretary Haaland greets Tribal members during the designation of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
4/21/2023
News and headlines from Interior, April 21, 2023
Interior Department Announces $1 Million for Conservation Partnerships at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho, America the Beautiful, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
Secretary Haaland tours the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
4/20/2023
Today during a visit to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams announced a $1 million investment for conservation partnerships at the refuge.
A New Vision to Restore Lands and Waters
Marshland with green grass growing from water
4/20/2023
As communities experience record heat waves, drought, coastal and inland flooding, and more intense and destructive wildfires, the worsening impacts of climate change are far reaching – threatening water supplies, homes and businesses, important wildlife habitat, and economic and subsistence resources for Tribal communities. 
Interior, Agriculture Departments Host Summit to Develop Mental Health Resources for Wildland Fire Personnel
Idaho, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Secretary Deb Haaland, Climate Change, Press Release
A wildland firefighter managing a fire with large orange flames
4/17/2023
Last week, the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture hosted a three-day summit in Boise, Idaho, to spearhead the development of a joint wildland firefighter behavioral health program.
This Week at Interior April 14, 2023
Wildland firefighters practice working together to carry a hose spraying water
4/14/2023
News and headlines from Interior, April 14, 2023

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