Press Releases

The new national monument – which will be managed by the National Park Service and is now the 413th park unit in the National Park System – is located directly east of the 209,644-acre Baxter State Park, the location of Maine’s highest peak, Mt. Katahdin (5,267 feet), the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

Secretary Jewell names Seattle as the 51st city to join First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Outside initiative

The size and weight of these small UAS provide operators a simple, efficient and inexpensive tool to collect aerial data. Their design allows for rapid deployment of new payload options, as new sensors become available. 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announce a proposed lease sale for 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing.  

Representing the fastest successful recovery for any Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed mammal in the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today announced the final de-listing of three subspecies of island fox native to California’s Channel Islands. 

Secretary Jewell launches a coal mine reclamation project to get coal miners back to work

Sally Jewell is joining City of Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Omaha Chris Tointon to announce the selection of Omaha as one of 50 cities to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Outside initiative.

Interior and industry partners activate a prototype warning system that provides real-time alerts and geofencing alarms to prevent drone pilots from interfering with firefighting operations.

The BLM releases a plan to guide mineral development in Moab, Utah while conserving cultural and recreational sites

Interior announces this quarter's transfer of nearly $500,000 to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training.