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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), is awarding $12.7 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for contracts to plug and remediate 151 orphaned wells on five national wildlife refuges in Louisiana.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $5.9 million to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native Tribes to benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitats.
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Michigan State University will host a new collaborative U.S. Geological Survey research unit focused on the overall advancement, conservation and protection of natural resources in Michigan and beyond.
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As Arctic sea ice continues to decline, the amount of time polar bears spend onshore has grown significantly, according to a new study published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Arkansas Geological Survey and the Missouri Geological Survey are partnering to collect geology data using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).
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Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Geological Survey are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project.
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An annual waterfowl harvest survey is open to duck hunter feedback now through Dec. 31 for the Green Bay and Lake Michigan regions of Wisconsin.
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The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that, thanks to substantial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it will invest about $3.2 million to collect a large swath of geophysical data focusing on critical-mineral resources in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Understanding rock formations that may contain mineral resources is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to powering everything from household appliances and electronics to clean energy technologies like batteries and wind turbines.
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Dull pink cauliflower-like corallimorph anemones are overtaking coral reefs at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Central Pacific.
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There is a current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in numerous wild and commercial bird species across North America. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is different than low pathogenic in that it can be fatal to poultry.
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U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor today completed her first official visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) where she met with Governor Albert Bryan and other island leaders to emphasize the agency’s commitment to the people of the territory.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is pleased to announce that the applications for Fiscal Year 2023 funding under the Office’s Technical Assistance Programs can now be submitted to www.Grants.Gov.
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The recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides additional funds to the BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience that continues to fund and support Tribal communities and organizations through the annual awards program.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides funds to dramatically increase fuels treatments and post-wildfire recovery efforts.
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The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced grants under two programs that support economic development in Indian Country, the Native American Business Incubators Program and the Native American Business Development Institute Feasibility Study Program.
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This past September, the Timber Team traveled to southern South Dakota to assist the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Forestry Department.
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The Department of the Interior today announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is making $122.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grants available to eligible states and Tribes.
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As the Department of the Interior commemorates “Legacy Pollution Week,” the agency today announced a $244,904,081 investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) in Pennsylvania.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Awards.