This Week at Interior September 6, 2024

This Week: Secretary Haaland highlights how historic investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda are strengthening Indian Country during a visit to Arizona; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the removal of the Apache Trout from the Endangered Species List; Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Elizabeth Klein announce the approval of the nation’s tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project; $76 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will clean up legacy pollution in Pennsylvania; Interior publishes an updated scientific integrity policy; Department leaders participate in World Water Week; Zion National Park shuttles are now electric; the Bureau of Land Management and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announce a historic co-stewardship agreement; and we are celebrating 60 years of the Wilderness Act of 1964 with rugged wilderness in Alaska in our social media Picture of the Week!   

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    11/25/2025

    Digital Park Passes

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    The Department of the Interior announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, expanded motorcycle access and a new resident-focused fee structure that puts American families first. These improvements, launching on Jan.1, 2026, reflect President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to making national parks more accessible, more affordable and more efficient for the American people.

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