Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary Burgum met with U.S. Border Patrol and Bureau of Land Management personnel at the Santa Teresa Station, in New Mexico, where the Department of the Interior is transferring federal land along the U.S.-Mexico …
Date: April 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to New Mexico today to announce the emergency withdrawal and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over approximately 109,651 acres of …
Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum toured two Warrior Met Coal steelmaking coal facilities in Alabama to emphasize President Donald J. Trump’s executive order this week increasing American coal production and …
Date: April 10, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,244 oil and gas leases in seven …
Date: April 10, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a significant increase in estimated oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf, underscoring the region’s critical …
Date: April 9, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the disbursement of more than $13 million in grants to support the reclamation of abandoned mine lands, furthering the Trump administration’ …
Date: April 8, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior is reaffirming its commitment to the Trump administration’s goal of American Energy Dominance with a renewed focus on coal. Through an Executive Order by …
Date: April 4, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold the next scheduled oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America. America’s Outer …
Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary Doug Burgum toured Range Resources’ frac site in Washington County, Pennsylvania where he discussed how President Trump’s executive orders are driving domestic energy growth and cutting costs for American …
Date: March 31, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today directed the National Park Service to implement an Executive Order from President Donald J. Trump, aimed at enhancing public safety and …
Date: March 28, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, is driving historic growth in offshore oil and gas production, reinforcing …
Date: March 27, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced it generated over $39 million in total receipts from oil and gas lease sales held in the first quarter of 2025 – underscoring the …
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Interior announced the disbursement of approximately $353.6 million in energy revenues to the four Gulf of America oil- and gas-producing states – …
Date: March 20, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov Washington, D.C. – Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is taking immediate steps to unleash Alaska’s untapped natural resource potential and support President Donald J. Trump’s vision of …
Date: March 17, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the transfer of 680 acres of land to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be …
WASHINGTON – Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner have announced a Joint Task Force on using underutilized federal Land suitable for housing to increase supply and decrease costs for millions …
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov Washington, D.C. – To revive offshore energy development efforts, President Donald Trump today signed S.J.Res.11, a joint resolution disapproving the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s …
Date: March 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced today permanent pay increases for federal and tribal wildland firefighters across the United States. As wildfires grow larger and more …
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov Washington, D.C. – The Department of the Interior today announced the approval of a federal mining plan modification by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for the …
The blooming of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation's capital city. The famous trees — a gift from Japan in 1912 — signal Washington's rite of spring with an explosion of life …
