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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.
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.
In New Jersey, Secretary Haaland Highlights Efforts to Tell a More Complete Story of America, Advancements in Oil Spill Response
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, New Jersey, Secretary Deb Haaland, Science, Press Release
Secretary Haaland tours the National Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test Facility
4/11/2023
Secretary Haaland today visited New Jersey to tour the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, which is playing an important role in the effort to tell a more complete story of America.
Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin
Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Press Release
Water flowing through the Hoover Dam
4/11/2023
Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation today released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to potentially revise the current interim operating guidelines for the near-term operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.
Department Leaders Celebrate New Community Investment in Nevada
Bureau of Land Management, Nevada, Restoration, Conservation, Press Release
Leaders gathered to celebrate a new community investment in Nevada
4/6/2023
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning were in Las Vegas, Nevada today to celebrate the BLM’s conveyance of a five-acre parcel to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of affordable housing for senior citizens in the Las Vegas metro area.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up to $233 Million in Water Conservation Funding for Gila River Indian Community
Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Group of people standing around a table with the logo Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
4/6/2023
Following a visit to the Gila River Indian Community, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and Deputy Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner David Palumbo announced up to $233 million in historic funding and conservation agreements to help the Gila River Indian Community and water users across the Colorado River Basin protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System. They were joined by federal, state, local and Tribal leaders.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Drought Resilience Projects in California and Utah
Bureau of Reclamation, California, Utah, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Surface and groundwater storage area, high desert landscape in the backdrop.
4/6/2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and make communities more resilient to the climate crisis, the Department of the Interior today announced $20 million for four small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah. 
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $585 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Repair Aging Water Infrastructure, Advance Drought Resilience
Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Press Release
A view of Shasta Dam in northern California
4/5/2023
Today, Deputy Secretary Beaudreau, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Landrieu, and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Touton announced a nearly $585 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for infrastructure repairs on water delivery systems throughout the West.
Interior Department Seeks Input on Modernizing Indian Arts and Crafts Act Regulations
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Indian Arts & Crafts, Press Release
Table displaying handcrafted flutes and other artwork.
4/3/2023
The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced today that they will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes and listening sessions with Indian artists and craftspeople on draft amendments to regulations that implement the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. 
Interior Department Announces Start of Turbine Construction for Commercial-Scale, Offshore Wind Energy Project in Federal Waters
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, New York, Rhode Island, Energy, Press Release
Offshore wind farm, wind turbines in ocean.
4/3/2023
In a major milestone towards meeting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has completed its review of critical design and installation reports for the South Fork Wind project, clearing the way for the start of turbine construction offshore Rhode Island and New York. This will be the first commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to start turbine construction in federal waters in the United States.
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $16 Million for Co-Stewardship and Salmon Conservation in Alaska's Yukon, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Person holding sockeye salmon on the Buskin River
3/31/2023
Today in Alaska, as part of the Department’s Investing in America tour, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced that the Department will invest more than $16 million over the next four years from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and salmon in Alaska’s Yukon, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound region through co-stewardship with Alaska Native Tribes.
Secretary Haaland Visits Texas as Part of Biden Administration’s Investing in America Tour to Highlight Work to Create Jobs, Address Legacy Pollution
Texas, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Abandoned well with large cloudy sky in backdrop
3/31/2023
Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Houston to highlight investments being made through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to put people to work to plug, reclaim and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells.
Interior Department Releases Proposed Plan to Guide the Balanced Management of Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management, Press Release
Rocky cliff above winding river, surrounded by mountain landscape.
3/30/2023
Today the Department of the Interior published a proposal to guide the balanced management of America’s public lands for the benefit of current and future generations. The proposed Public Lands Rule provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to improve the resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; plan for development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands.
Interior Disburses Over $353 Million to Gulf States to Support Coastal Restoration and Conservation
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
3/30/2023
Today, the Department of the Interior announced the distribution of over $353 million in fiscal year 2022 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS), such as counties and parishes. The funds, disbursed annually based on offshore oil and gas production revenue, support coastal conservation and restoration projects, hurricane protection programs, onshore infrastructure projects, and activities to implement marine and coastal resilience management plans.
Assistant Secretary Estenoz Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Investments to Tell America’s Story in Alabama
National Park Service, Alabama, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Restoration, Press Release
Assistant Secretary Estenoz visits the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Alabama
3/24/2023
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Estenoz visited Alabama this week to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and celebrate new investments that help tell a more complete story of America.

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