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This Week: Interior leaders join federal, state and Tribal officials to execute the Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement; in Nevada Secretary Haaland announces significant clean energy advancements toward the administration's goal of a net-zero economy by 2050; a $33 million investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on America's public lands; Interior hosts a first of its kind, nationwide symposium on environmental justice; BOEM announces the next steps for wind lease sales offshore California; there's final approval for construction of a 416-mile power transmission line in Wyoming; Interior announces $279 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for outdoor recreation and conservation projects; Interior officials mark Historic Preservation Month with a visit to Antietam and Monocacy National Battlefields, and the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland; USFWS announces more than $20 million to further bird and habitat conservation; for the second year in a row a Progress Pride flag is flying above Interior to mark LGBTQI+ Pride Month; and happy 100th birthday to the Lincoln Memorial in our social media Picture of the Week!
Secretary Haaland Takes Part in Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement
 Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo were in Utah this week, joining federal, state and Tribal leaders to execute the Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
Secretary Haaland Advances Clean Energy Opportunities During Nevada Visit
 Secretary Haaland then traveled to Nevada, where she announced significant policy and organizational updates to advance clean energy production on public lands and meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of a net-zero economy by 2050.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds $33 Million Investment to Fight Legacy Pollution
 Interior this week announced a $33 million investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges and on other public lands.
Interior Holds First Nationwide Symposium on Environmental Justice
 Interior hosted a nationwide symposium on environmental justice. The three-day series of virtual and interactive events also focused on the intersections of equity, climate, clean energy and sustainability.
 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this week announced next steps for offshore wind energy in two regions on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California, the first-ever offshore wind lease sale proposed on America’s west coast.
 The Bureau of Land Management has issued the final approval for construction of the 416-mile Energy Gateway South Transmission Line in Wyoming, which will create over 1,300 jobs and allow for up to 2,000 MW of additional renewable energy in the West.
 In honor of Great Outdoors Month, Interior this week announced $279 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for outdoor recreation and conservation projects.
 Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz and National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited both the Antietam and Monocacy National Battlefields, and the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland, this week. The visit marked the end of Historic Preservation Month.
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced nearly $5 million in grants for 28 projects in 18 countries across the Americas, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
 For the second year in a row, a Progress Pride flag will fly above Interior to mark LGBTQI+ Pride Month. President Biden proclaimed June as a month to reaffirm our commitment to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home and abroad, as we celebrate the milestones on the march to full equality.
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