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Statement from the Department of the Interior
Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background
7/18/2022
Statement from the Department of the Interior
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Newland Celebrates Ecosystem Restoration Investments from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Channel Islands
California, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland speaking at a podium in front of a seated audience
7/14/2022
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland celebrated the Department of the Interior’s commitment of close to $100,000 in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Clean Energy Transmission Project in Arizona and California with Potential to Lower Costs for Consumers
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona, Press Release
Buildings nestled in mountains in Arizona with power lines in the foreground
7/14/2022
The Interior approved construction of the Ten West Link Transmission Line project, which will facilitate increased renewable energy development in Arizona and California.
Secretary Haaland Addresses Fourth Convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
Bureau of Indian Affairs, District of Columbia, Secretary Deb Haaland, Native Americans, Press Release
Secretary Haaland at a podium delivering remarks
7/14/2022
Secretary Haaland today delivered remarks at the fourth convening of the Trilateral Working Group (TWG) on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
Mining Reform Interagency Group to Hold Public Listening Sessions, Extends Comment Period to Gather Feedback for Reforming Mining Laws
District of Columbia, Press Release
Image shows a body of water surrounded by mountain like hills in a desert under a cloudy blue sky
7/13/2022
Interior today announced the dates of public listening sessions to develop recommendations for improving federal hardrock mining regulations, laws and permitting processes.
Secretary Haaland Announces Expansion of National Wildlife Refuge System with Lost Trail Conservation Area in Montana
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, District of Columbia, Montana, Great American Outdoors Act, Press Release
Cattails surrounding a pond with trees in the background
7/13/2022
Secretary Haaland today announced the establishment of the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Northwest Montana as the newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Department Leaders Complete Multi-State Swing to Highlight Legacy Pollution Investments from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Secretary Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor Winnie Stachelberg tour an orphan well in Deep Fork
7/12/2022
Secretary Haaland traveled this week to highlight recent investments made by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Members to Wildfire Commission
District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Wildland Fire, White House, Press Release
Fire burns through a forest at night
7/7/2022
The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security are announcing the selection of members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Safeguard Water Supplies in 12 States and Puerto Rico
Bureau of Reclamation, District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Hurricane Maria, Press Release
Lower American River, CA
7/5/2022
Interior today announced a $36.1 million investment to safeguard local water supplies in the wake of record drought across the West.
Interior Department Invites Public Comment on Proposed Five Year Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
Energy, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
7/1/2022
As the second step in a three-step planning process, the Department of the Interior today issued the “Proposed Program” for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for years 2023-2028.
Secretary Haaland Announces 2022 Native Language Summit During White House Council on Native American Affairs Tribal Session
District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary, Secretary Deb Haaland, White House, Press Release
Secretary Haaland at a White House Tribal Nations Conference
6/30/2022
The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) convened an engagement session with Tribal leaders focused on Native Language initiatives.
Interior Department Officials Visit Klamath Basin to Highlight Ongoing Investments Amidst Record Drought
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
Klamath Basin surrounded by trees with blue skies and clouds above
6/29/2022
Senior leaders from the Interior finished a two-day visit to the Klamath Basin to discuss near- and long-term solutions related to drought impacts.
Secretary Haaland Applauds Return of Traditional Homelands to Onondaga Nation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York, Office of the Secretary, Secretary Deb Haaland, Press Release
Green trees and sky in the Tully Valley
6/29/2022
Secretary Haaland today celebrated a unique settlement agreement that will return more than 1,000 acres of ancestral land to the Onondaga Nation.
Assistant Secretary Estenoz Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Florida
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida, America the Beautiful, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Assistant Secretary Estenoz standing with members of the Myakka River Down’s Dam Removal Project
6/27/2022
Assistant Secretary Estenoz toured the Myakka River Down’s Dam Removal Project to spotlight a new $350,000 investment that will help fish move freely through the waterway.
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Trujillo Highlights Water Conservation, Drought Mitigation Investments in Puerto Rico
U.S. Geological Survey, Puerto Rico, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Press Release
Assistant Secretary Trujillo at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Guaynabo location
6/27/2022
Assistant Secretary Trujillo visited the U.S. Geological Survey’s site in Puerto Rico to discuss methods to predict hydrologic drought.

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