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Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz concluded a visit to Tennessee today, where she joined local leaders to celebrate Black History Month and highlight the Department of the Interior’s ongoing work to invest in equitable access to the outdoors for all.

As part of the 2024 White House Convening on Equity, hosted by the Domestic Policy Council, the Department of the Interior today released its comprehensive Equity Action Plan, detailing strategic initiatives aimed at advancing equity across its operations and engagements.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Martha Williams hosted Biden-Harris administration leaders, policymakers, stakeholders, and intergovernmental partners at the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building today for the Endangered Species Act Symposium: Saving Life on Earth for the Next 50 Years. 

The Department of the Interior today announced the latest Biden-Harris administration appointees who will help advance the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.

The Department of the Interior today announced more than $157 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore our nation’s lands and waters through locally led, landscape-scale restoration projects.

The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $18 million in new investments from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to ensure the ready source of native seeds to combat climate change and enhance landscape resilience.

The Department of the Interior today launched a pilot program to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines.

The Department of the Interior announced today nearly $7 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to advance climate resilience and restore lands and waters through impactful ecosystem restoration work in the U.S. territories.

In commemoration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, and in recognition of its unique relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community, the Department of the Interior today announced new guidance on the use of the Hawaiian language. 

The Department of the Interior today awarded nearly $5 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Missouri to clean up legacy pollution