Deb Haaland
Recent News About Deb Haaland
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The Department of the Interior has announced a $125 million investment for five water recycling projects in California and Utah.
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The Department of the Interior has released an analysis estimating that investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supported over 28,000 jobs and contributed more than $3.3 billion to the economy in fiscal year 2024.
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The Department of the Interior has announced proposed updates to enhance the conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitats on public lands.
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The Department of the Interior has announced a significant allocation of more than $140 million in fiscal year 2024 to address legacy pollution and stimulate economic growth in West Virginia's coal communities.
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The Department of the Interior, along with its counterparts in Canada and Mexico, has signed a new agreement aimed at enhancing the conservation of the American bison across North America.
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The Department of the Interior has announced an investment nearing $82 million to provide clean drinking water to Tribal communities in the Western United States.
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The Department of the Interior has announced over $74 million in funding for fiscal year 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced an investment of nearly $46 million for ecosystem restoration activities in the Klamath Basin, located in southern Oregon and northern California.
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The Department of the Interior has announced a change in the status of the red-cockaded woodpecker, downlisting it from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This shift follows fifty years of collaborative conservation efforts involving federal and state agencies, Tribes, private landowners, and other partners.
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The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) have announced a significant financial commitment to addressing legacy pollution in Pennsylvania. More than $244 million has been allocated for fiscal year 2024 under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This funding aims to tackle abandoned mine lands, create sustainable jobs, and stimulate economic growth in coal-dependent communities.
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A filing was made in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, seeking to finalize litigation and implement a settlement agreement signed by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the Jemez Pueblo. This agreement acknowledges the Jemez Pueblo's rights to occupy and use Banco Bonito in the Valles Caldera National Preserve for cultural and religious purposes. Banco Bonito covers about 3,035 acres within the 88,900-acre preserve.
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The Department of the Interior has signed three significant agreements with Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations to enhance co-stewardship on public lands and waters. These agreements are part of the Gravel to Gravel Initiative, aimed at protecting salmon in the Yukon, Kuskokwim, and Norton Sound regions.