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Secretary Bernhardt Announces September Homecoming of Artistic Masterpieces
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that after 20 years, the Department of the Interior’s two panoramic masterpieces by artist Thomas Moran (1837–1926) will be back on public display at the Interior Museum in Washington D.C. this September.
U.S. Senate Confirms Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior
MacGregor has worked on issues that include improving responsible domestic energy and mineral development, combating missing and murdered American Indians and Alaskan Natives, enhancing rural broadband and executing on other Administration priorities.
Saluting African American History Month at the Department of the Interior
From honoring leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Union soldiers in the Civil War to highlighting African American art and cultural sites, the Department shares our nation's rich history.
Secretary Bernhardt's Statement on California’s Lawsuit Against the Central Valley Project
Our team of career professionals did a great job using the best available science to develop new operational plans for the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.
WTAS: Trump Administration Optimizes Water Delivery and Increases Species Protection in California’s Central Valley
Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other federal officials in Bakersfield, California for the signing of a
Trump Administration Optimizes Water Delivery and Increases Species Protection in California’s Central Valley
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other federal officials in Bakersfield, California for the signing of a Presidential Memorandum supporting more water development and delivery in California.
Interior Announces Grants to 11 Western States for Big Game Winter Range and Migration Corridor Scientific Research
The Department of the Interior announced another round of $3.2 million in grant funding for 11 western states, bringing the Department’s and other stakeholders’ support of big game species habitat conservation and scientific research for migration corridors and winter ranges to more than $22 million.
Oil Production from Department of the Interior Managed Leases Surpasses 1 Billion Barrels for the First Time in History Under the Trump Administration
The Department of the Interior announced today that over one billion barrels of oil were produced in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 from leases on federal and American Indian-owned lands and offshore areas – a historic milestone. This is greater than a 29 percent increase in production compared to the end of the previous Administration, which totaled 808.7 million barrels in FY 2016, and represents a 122.5-million-barrel increase in production compared to FY 2018.
Interior Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico
In support of President Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer over 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for March 18, 2020. The sale would include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.