Interior Newswire Reports News


President Biden Proposes $537 Million in the FY 2024 Budget for U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The President’s budget includes $537 million in funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA).


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Move to Reduce Financial Burden on U.S. Territories

Biden-Harris administration announced new efforts to reduce the financial burden on the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands.


Statement by Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024.


BIA unveils renamed Tohono O’odham Agency, previously known as the Papago Agency

The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs held a ceremony on February 28, 2023, to celebrate the renaming of BIA’s administrative agency office as the Tohono O’odham Agency.


President’s Proposed Budget for OSMRE Invests $301.9 million in Communities

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024.


Call for Nominations: 2023 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is soliciting nominations for the 2023 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards through May 12.



BSEE Panel Releases Investigation Report on Fatality on Khamsin Drillship, Recommends Added Safety Measures

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today released its panel investigation report on an August 23, 2020, incident that resulted in a fatality on the Pacific Khamsin Drillship in the Gulf of Mexico


BSEE Panel Releases Investigation Report of Flowline Jumper Failure

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today released its panel investigation report on a July 24, 2020, incident that resulted in the release of approximately 479 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.


BOEM Will Publish Proposed Notice of Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale

As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, which is scheduled to be held in September 2023.


President’s 2024 Budget Advances Efforts to Address the Nation’s Wildfire Crisis Through Workforce Reform, Investments in Wildland Fire Management Programs

The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s budget for fiscal year 2024, which includes significant funding increases for wildland fire and hazardous fuels management


Statement by Secretary Deb Haaland on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024


Biden-Harris Administration makes $30 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds available to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems

The Bureau of Reclamation is making $30 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems.


Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin

Reclamation's March forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows


Reclamation announces funding opportunity for Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program

The Bureau of Reclamation is making up to $11.75 million available for emerging snow monitoring technologies.