Media Contacts

The Department of the Interior supports a culture of openness with the news media and the public that values the free exchange of ideas, data and information and that provides for the dissemination of accurate scientific, scholarly, technical and management information. The Department is committed to keeping its constituencies and the general public informed and welcomes public interest in its programs and activities through news media coverage and other forms of communication. 

The Department’s Office of Communications responds to queries and interview requests from journalists, coordinates press briefings and media events, and plans, implements, and directs internal and external communications for the Department. For press inquiries, contact Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov.

In addition, each bureau within Interior has a team that responds to specific inquiries:

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

• Contact Us | Indian Affairs (bia.gov)
• Email: NewsMedia@bia.gov

Bureau of Land Management

• National Office | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)
• Email: BLM_Press@blm.gov

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

• Public Affairs Contacts (boem.gov)
• Email: BOEMPublicAffairs@boem.gov

Bureau of Reclamation

• Reclamation Media Contacts (usbr.gov)
• Email: bor-sha-press@usbr.gov

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

• Contact Us (bsee.gov)
• Email: bseepublicaffairs@bsee.gov

Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 

• Contact our Offices
• Email: tbccmail@btfa.gov

National Park Service

• Office of Communications
• Email: newsmedia@nps.gov

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

• Information For News Media (osmre.gov)
• Email: OSM-News@osmre.gov

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Office of Public Affairs Contacts | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (fws.gov)
• Email: publicaffairs@fws.gov

​U.S. Geological Survey

• Media Contacts - News (usgs.gov)

For non-media inquiries, visit our Contact Interior page.