Secretary Doug Burgum Joins Fox News Sunday

Alaska – Today, the Department of the Interior announced a major Alaska statehood land transfer to convey approximately 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska. With conveyance of these lands north of the Yukon River, the Bureau of Land Management has fulfilled more than 96% of the state’s entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act, expanding Alaska’s opportunities for resource development, strengthening local economies, and enhancing the state’s control of its own economic destiny.

The Department of the Interior today announced the completion and reopening of the rehabilitated Tidal Basin and Potomac River seawalls, marking a significant infrastructure milestone supported by President Donald J. Trump’s Great American Outdoors Act. Following a ribbon‑cutting ceremony led by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the newly restored area is now open for public access.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today announced a strategic initiative to improve resource management and the delivery of critical services nationwide. The initiative aims to strengthen Interior’s mission of stewardship and service, optimizing operations, streamlining outdated bureaucracy and ensuring meaningful economic benefits for taxpayers and communities across the country.