Press Releases

Today, the Department of the Interior announced a settlement agreement with Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and one of America’s largest energy holding companies, to provide affordable, reliable power that will reduce costs and advance President Donald Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda.

Federal wildland fire officials are releasing the identities of three firefighters who died while responding to the Knowles Fire in western Colorado on Saturday.

The Department of the Interior is proposing to cut red tape for federal oil, gas and coal companies, while ensuring taxpayers receive their fair share of public resource revenues. In support of Trump administration’s American Energy Dominance initiative, Interior issued a proposed rule from the Office of Natural Resources Revenue that amends how the federal government determines the valuation of oil, gas and coal produced on public lands.

The National Park Service is partnering with the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to loan artifacts and interpretive materials from national park collections as the new library honoring America’s 26th president prepares to open July 4, 2026, during the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.

The Department of the Interior today announced the release of the Interagency Recreation Visitation Data Report, the first unified compilation of recreation visitation estimates across all federal land and water management agencies, as directed by the EXPLORE Act. The landmark report provides a comprehensive, standardized view of how millions of people experience outdoor recreation across hundreds of millions of acres of federally managed public lands and waters.

The Department of the Interior today celebrated the opening of the new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum, unveiling a 15,000-square-foot immersive museum beneath one of the nation's most iconic memorials. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined the National Park Service, National Park Foundation and project partners to officially open the new experience to the public.

The Department of the Interior today announced a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colossal Biosciences to advance the use of biobanking and genomic science in support of wildlife conservation and species recovery efforts.

The Department of the Interior today announced that more than 1,900 state and local governments across the country will receive a total of $733 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding for 2026. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, these annual payments help defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services.

The Department of the Interior today announced two coordinated regulatory actions aimed at modernizing federal onshore oil and gas policy, eliminating unnecessary administrative barriers, and strengthening the nation’s long-term energy leadership. The proposals revise both the Bureau of Land Management’s oil and gas leasing rule and the waste prevention rule, reinforcing the Trump administration’s commitment to responsible development, lower energy costs for families, and the continued expansion of American Energy Dominance.

Today, the Department of the Interior announced a settlement agreement with affiliates of Invenergy, North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of independent power infrastructure, aimed at strengthening American security and lowering costs, advancing goals central to President Donald Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda.