Press Releases

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins today announced new actions aimed at boosting the supply of American born, raised, and harvested beef by supporting American ranchers with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding that will strengthen coordination, cut bureaucratic red tape, and deliver immediate, tangible support for America’s farmers and ranchers who rely on public lands.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum released a statement following the Endangered Species Committee meeting to highlight the critical role of energy development in the Gulf of America. The Secretary emphasized that sustained oil and gas production in the region is essential to U.S. national security and economic stability, and cautioned that critical energy operations should not be jeopardized by the threat of disruptive litigation.

The Department of the Interior today announced a record $460.9 million in energy revenue for the four Gulf of America energy-producing states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas — along with their coastal counties and parishes. The disbursement underscores the Trump administration’s focus on expanding American energy production, strengthening U.S. energy independence and ensuring coastal communities see direct benefits from offshore development. 

Today, the Department of the Interior announced a landmark agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to redirect capital from expensive, unreliable offshore wind leases toward affordable, reliable natural gas projects that will provide secure energy for hardworking Americans.

The Department of the Interior today announced National Park Week will take place Aug. 22–30, celebrating the 110th birthday of the National Park Service and the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The Department of the Interior held a landmark oil and gas lease sale today for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, resulting in 187 leases and $163,696,722 in total receipts. The sale, which was the first for the reserve since 2019 and the first under President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, made history for the leasing program in the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, with the most revenue generated ever, the most tracts receiving bids and the second most acreage sold in a single sale.

The Department of the Interior today announced $889 million in investments for critical water infrastructure projects across the West made possible by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Department of the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget's Made in America Office today announced that the Department will prioritize the sourcing of uniforms and other textiles made in the United States, delivering on President Donald J. Trump's Buy American agenda and using the federal government's purchasing power to reinvigorate America's industrial base.

The Department of the Interior announced today’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2, or BBG2, generated $46,976,423 in high bids.

The Department of the Interior today announced a proposed rule to restore longstanding hunting and trapping regulations on Alaska’s national preserves, realigning federal regulations with Alaska state wildlife management laws and reinstating the framework that governed preserves for more than three decades.