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The Department of the Interior today published a factsheet created by the U.S. Geological Survey showing prospective locations of critical minerals on the seafloor, highlighting the future opportunity to source the minerals needed to support the nation’s economy and security from underwater lands belonging to the United States.

The Department of the Interior hosted a solemn ceremony today to officially unveil the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge name change by the Fish and Wildlife Services.

In a significant step forward for American energy production, the Department of the Interior today announced a critical policy advancement that will boost offshore oil output in the Gulf of America.

In response to President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of a National Energy Emergency, the U.S. Department of the Interior will implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals.

Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky to spotlight the park’s geological and cultural significance, while also highlighting the Department’s ongoing commitment to ensuring our National Parks remain open and ready for peak season this summer.

Yesterday, Secretary Burgum joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss how mining rare earth minerals in the United States is critical to increasing electricity production and winning the AI arms race against China. They also discussed government efficiency efforts in the Department of the Interior and how we are staffing up for peak season at our National Parks in anticipation for a great summer. 

In support of President Donald J. Trump’s directive to accelerate domestic critical mineral production, the Department of the Interior is taking steps to streamline permitting processes and improve federal accountability by working with Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to add critical minerals infrastructure projects to the FAST-41 program. 

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a robust public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

Secretary Doug Burgum visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico today, home to the world’s largest gypsum dunefield and one of America’s most extraordinary landscapes.

Secretary Burgum met with U.S. Border Patrol and Bureau of Land Management personnel at the Santa Teresa Station, in New Mexico, where the Department of the Interior is transferring federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of the Army to advance President Donald J. Trump's directive to secure the southern border.