WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en-US 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.080 This Week at Interior 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.200 President Trump's Cabinet met this week at  the White House to discuss savings garnered   00:00:08.200 --> 00:00:12.720 by the cancellation of contracts, part of  the effort to eliminate wasteful federal   00:00:12.720 --> 00:00:17.040 government spending through the Department  of Government Efficiency. Secretary Burgum   00:00:17.040 --> 00:00:22.040 outlined savings to the tune of $830  million gained with the cancellation   00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:27.520 of a contract to perform surveys, the product  of which he compared to the work of a child. 00:00:27.520 --> 00:00:32.080 The surveys came back, and it was... the  survey was like an eight and half by eleven   00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:37.600 sheets of paper with ten questions that anyone's  child in junior high could have put together,   00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:43.160 or AI could have done for free. $830  million, so that's one that we've stopped. 00:00:43.160 --> 00:00:46.560 Secretary Burgum was a guest  this week on CNBC's Squawk Box,   00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:50.960 talking about a range of issues from  critical minerals to affordable housing   00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:55.800 on underutilized Federal Lands suitable for  residential development. He also addressed   00:00:55.800 --> 00:01:00.200 last week's move to unlock Alaska's  vast energy potential, and renewed   00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:05.440 efforts to tap huge reserves of oil and  natural gas in America's largest state. 00:01:05.440 --> 00:01:09.480 This is in an important project for national  security and President Trump has opened all   00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:14.840 that up again in the last week, and of course  a lot of that is on Interior land. We've been   00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:20.000 supporting President Trump's direction,  in that direction...in a meeting with the   00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:23.520 mayor of the North Slope, I mean  this is an area that's you know,   00:01:23.520 --> 00:01:31.200 one and half times almost the size of Montana.  There's 11,000 Alaska Natives that live up there,   00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:36.960 they want to have the development. Their  lifespan went up a 15 years increase,   00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:42.360 once we had the first road that came into that  area after the original Alaska oil development   00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:47.680 and so there's just a tremendous resource there  that we need to use for national security purposes   00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:51.440 and for the benefit and economic development  of the people that live there that want it. 00:01:51.440 --> 00:01:56.520 Secretary Burgum says under President Trump's  leadership, Interior is driving historic growth   00:01:56.520 --> 00:02:01.960 in offshore oil and gas production, reinforcing  the United States’ position as a global energy   00:02:01.960 --> 00:02:07.120 leader. He says industry projections indicate  offshore production could surpass 2 million   00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:13.240 barrels per day by 2025-2026, marking  an all-time high for the U.S and that... 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:18.280 The Energy Dominance strategy unleashed  unprecedented investment in American energy.   00:02:18.280 --> 00:02:24.040 By cutting red tape, streamlining permitting, and  ensuring regulatory certainty, we are unlocking   00:02:24.040 --> 00:02:29.000 the full potential of our offshore resources  while maintaining the highest safety standards.   00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.240 These efforts continue to deliver affordable  energy for American families and businesses. 00:02:34.240 --> 00:02:39.120 Interior this week announced the Department  generated over $39 million in total receipts   00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:44.800 from oil and gas lease sales held in the first  quarter of 2025 – underscoring Interior's   00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:49.280 continued commitment to responsible energy  development on public lands and American   00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:54.920 Energy Dominance. These revenues reflect an  ongoing focus on unleashing domestic energy   00:02:54.920 --> 00:03:00.080 production in line with Trump administration  policies, which include job growth, and reducing   00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:05.360 reliance on foreign resources through efficient,  streamlined permitting and leasing processes. 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:11.000 Interior this week announced the disbursement  of nearly $354 million in energy revenues to the   00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:16.480 four Gulf of America oil- and gas-producing  states: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,   00:03:16.480 --> 00:03:20.680 and Texas. The Gulf of America is a  critical resource in ensuring that   00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:25.720 America can become Energy Dominant and meet  demands through domestic sources. On average,   00:03:25.720 --> 00:03:31.120 58 percent of oil production on federal lands  and waters comes from the Gulf of America. 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:34.600 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is  reopening the public comment period   00:03:34.600 --> 00:03:38.760 for a proposed rule to list the monarch  butterfly as a threatened species under   00:03:38.760 --> 00:03:43.960 the Endangered Species Act. Monarchs in  the Americas range from Canada to Mexico,   00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:48.400 but scientists say their numbers have  fallen by 80% in the eastern United States,   00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:53.480 and by as much as 95% in the west. The  comment period will be reopened until May   00:03:53.480 --> 00:03:59.360 19 to give all interested parties an additional  opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:04.600 It's been a long road back for areas devastated  nearly eight years ago by Hurricane Irma,   00:04:04.600 --> 00:04:09.440 but thanks to President Trump’s Great American  Outdoors Act, or GAOA, an iconic building at   00:04:09.440 --> 00:04:14.200 Virgin Islands National Park is well on its  way. The centuries-old Cinnamon Bay Danish   00:04:14.200 --> 00:04:19.200 Warehouse once lay in ruins after the storm.  With GAOA funding crews from the Historic   00:04:19.200 --> 00:04:23.600 Preservation Training Center have set about  stabilizing the structure's foundations and   00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:28.840 restoring its 17th Century character, just one  example of the National Park Service's mission   00:04:28.840 --> 00:04:33.760 to ensure the continued preservation of our  national heritage for generations to come. 00:04:33.760 --> 00:04:38.440 And our social media Picture of the Week,  a little motherly love at Kīlauea Point   00:04:38.440 --> 00:04:44.200 National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i, where this  Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, keeps its little chick   00:04:44.200 --> 00:04:48.360 close. Once on the brink of extinction  due to over-hunting, habitat destruction,   00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:53.760 and non-native predators, the stunning nēnē has  made a remarkable comeback. Thanks to successful   00:04:53.760 --> 00:04:59.640 reintroduction efforts in the 1980s and 1990s,  small populations were reestablished on Kaua‘i.   00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:03.600 Now the statewide population  has steadily grown... the nēnē,   00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.920 while still threatened, is no  longer listed as endangered. 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:11.640 Make sure you follow us on  Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X! 00:05:11.640 --> 00:05:20.640 That's This Week at Interior!