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President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports $45 Million Investment to Build Climate Resilience in Tribal Communities
Bureau of Indian Affairs, District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Press Release
Trees with green leaves and moss surround a river with a blue sky with clouds in the background
11/2/2022
Interior today announced a $45 million investment in Tribal communities to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $140 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization in West Virginia 
Office of Surface Mining, West Virginia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Justice40 initiative, Press Release
A green river with orange pollution
10/31/2022
The Interior today announced a $140.75 million investment to create good-paying union jobs by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. 
Interior Department Initiates Significant Action to Protect Colorado River System
Bureau of Reclamation, District of Columbia, Climate Change, Water Challenges, Press Release
A view of the current water level at Lake Mead
10/28/2022
Interior today announced expedited steps to prepare new measures that are needed to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.
Interior Department Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Central Utah Project Completion Act
Bureau of Reclamation, Utah, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Press Release
A view of Upper Stillwater Reservoir and snowcapped Uintah Mountains.
10/28/2022
Interior today celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Central Utah Project Completion Act, Utah's most comprehensive federal water resource development project.
Interior Department Welcomes New Biden-Harris Administration Appointees
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, District of Columbia, Climate Change, Press Release
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background
10/27/2022
Interior today announced new administration appointees who will work to steward America’s public lands and waters and honor nation-to-nation relationships with Tribes.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Maryland, Ohio and Virginia to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization
District of Columbia, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Press Release
A green river with orange pollution
10/26/2022
The Administration today announced $74 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $244 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization in Pennsylvania
District of Columbia, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Change, Water Challenges, Press Release
Water with orange pollution in a river flows past a bank covered in snow
10/21/2022
Interior today announced a $244,904,081 investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Pennsylvania.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $74 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization in Kentucky
Kentucky, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Justice40 initiative, Climate Change, Press Release
A green river with orange pollution
10/20/2022
Secretary Haaland traveled to Kentucky today to announce a $74,252,680 investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands.
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. 
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.

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