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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $23 Million to Address Legacy Pollution and Revitalize Coal Communities in Virginia

03/28/2024

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Principal Deputy Director Sharon Buccino traveled to Richmond, Virginia, today, where they announced $22.8 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mines, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and expand economic opportunity in Virginia.

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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rules to Strengthen Protection and Recovery of Threatened and Endangered Species and Their Habitats

03/28/2024

The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service have finalized three rules that will restore important protections for species and their habitats; strengthen the processes for listing species, designating of critical habitat, and consultation with other federal agencies; and ensure a science-based approach that will improve both agencies’ ability to fulfill their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act.

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During California Visit, Secretary Haaland Announces New Investments to Create Public Parks, Expand Recreation Opportunities, and Restore Outdoor Ecosystems

03/27/2024

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the San Francisco Bay Area today, where she highlighted how historic funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program are helping to restore our nation’s lands and waters through locally led, landscape-scale restoration projects, while also improving equitable access to the outdoors.

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Secretary Haaland Announces Nearly $6 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Address Legacy Pollution by Plugging Orphaned Wells in Michigan

03/26/2024

During a legacy pollution roundtable discussion today with state, labor and business leaders in Wayne, Michigan, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $5.87 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Michigan to continue work plugging, reclaiming and restoring orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.

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