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Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor completed a weeklong trip to the Pacific today, where she highlighted investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to prevent the imminent extinction of Hawaiian forest birds and underscored the Department of the Interior’s commitment to the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States (FAS).

The Department of the Interior today announced an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West, designed to expand solar energy production in more Western states and make renewable energy siting and permitting on America’s public lands more efficient.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today wrapped up a multi-day trip through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, where she met with several Tribes to highlight how historic resources from the Biden-Harris administration are supporting Indigenous communities.

The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $80 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for the state of Texas to continue work plugging, capping and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams today wrapped a two-day trip to New Hampshire to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the America the Beautiful initiative

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced $138 million in new allocations from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help protect communities from the risk of wildfires in fiscal year 2024.

The Department of the Interior today announced new Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join the agency to help create jobs in 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 the Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative, which will enhance U.S. and partner governments’ ability to sustainably manage their land, surface water and resource use.

The Department of the Interior today announced a $27 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect Tribal communities by repairing and upgrading clean water systems and replacing failing dams.

The Department of the Interior today announced more than $51 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for 18 projects in eight states that will restore and protect aquatic ecosystems.