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The Departments of Interior, Agriculture and Defense joined with state and federal partners today to announce the designation of three new Sentinel Landscapes to benefit working lands, wildlife conservation and military readiness.

Interior announces final regulations to ensure that all future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are under high safety and environmental standards. 

Interior releases regulations that will improve valuation and revenue collection for the country's mineral resources

Secretary Jewell Designates Stonewall Inn as the First National Monument to Commemorate the History of LGBT Americans

The U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced that 13 states will receive $47 million as part of the federal response to ongoing and potential drought in the West.

Secretary Jewell announces an investigation into using 485,000 acres of submerged lands in federal water offshore Oahu for wind energy

Secretary Jewell announced that more than 1,900 local governments are receiving $451.6 million under the 2016 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT). The payments will compensate counties and governments for their support of national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters. 

Secretary Jewell announced that the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana will receive $100,000 of funding over the next two years to employ a tribal youth conservation corps focused on coastal cleanup, restoration and community construction projects.

The report found that national parks, national wildlife refuges, national monuments and other public lands managed by Interior hosted an estimated 443 million recreational visits in 2015—up from 423 million in 2014—and that these visits alone supported $45 billion in economic output and about 396,000 jobs nationwide.