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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in Rural America event series, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis traveled to Virginia this week to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are creating jobs, revitalizing local economies and cleaning up toxic abandoned mine land sites.

The Not Invisible Act Commission, a cross jurisdictional advisory committee composed of law enforcement, Tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, family members of missing and murdered individuals, and survivors, today transmitted its congressionally mandated recommendations to the Department of the Interior, Department of Justice and U.S. Congress. Federal responses to the Commission’s recommendations are due within 90 calendar days.

On her second stop on the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in Rural America event series, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in Colorado today to announce nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in the state.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that President Biden will designate longtime leader Laura Daniel-Davis as Acting Deputy Secretary, effective today.

The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership.

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in Rural America Event Series, Secretary Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton traveled to Clovis, New Mexico today to announce $65 million for rural water projects in fiscal year 2024 through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

The Department of the Interior today announced the appointment of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz as Chair of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. The intergovernmental body created by Congress brings together federal, state, Tribal and local governments to help protect and restore the Everglades.

 The Department of the Interior today[[{"fid":"107831","view_mode":"wysiwyg","fields":{"format":"wysiwyg","alignment":"","link_text":"released a new report"},"link_text":"released a new report","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"wysiwyg","alignment":"","link_text":"released a new report"}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-wysiwyg","data-delta":"1"}}]] offering a series of recommendations to assist federal law enforcement and communities strengthen trust, accountability and collaboration through community-focused law enforcement. The report lists 12 overarching improvements to enhance the trust afforded to Interior Department law enforcement, support the safety, health and wellness of officers, and ensure that law enforcement programs effectively continue to provide for safe and equitable access to public lands and the free exercise of fundamental rights in public spaces.

Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor concluded the 47th annual meeting of the United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) this week.

The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $327 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund.