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This Week: Secretary Haaland travels to New Mexico to talk clean energy and legacy pollution; more than $309 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help plan, design and build water reuse projects across the country; Interior announces urgent action to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River system; investments in both the Delaware River watershed and the Klamath Basin will improve fish and wildlife habitat, enhance resilience to climate change and promote conservation; Interior announces next steps for potential offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine; David Applegate is sworn-in as the new director of the U.S. Geological Survey; and we'll take you to Idaho for our social media Picture of the Week!
New Mexico Visit Highlights Legacy Pollution, Clean Energy
 Secretary Haaland traveled to New Mexico with members of the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization this week to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will address legacy pollution, invest in new clean energy projects and lower energy costs for working families.
Interior Announces Water Infrastructure Investments for Vulnerable Communities
 In California, the Secretary and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced the allocation of more than $309 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the planning, design and construction of water reuse projects across the country.
Interior Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System Amid Drought Crisis
 Interior has announced urgent action to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River system. That includes the Bureau of Reclamation’s determination for the annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2023 in light of critically low reservoir conditions.
Biden-Harris Administration Investing $15.8 Million to Restore Delaware Watershed
 Leadership from Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced a nearly $15.8 million investment in the Delaware River watershed to improve wildlife habitat, enhance resilience to climate change, and engage underserved communities in conservation.
 Interior this week also announced that historic funding is headed to the Klamath Basin. Nearly $26 million has been allocated for restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.
 Interior this week announced the next steps for potential offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will gauge interest in wind development while it seeks feedback from stakeholders, industry, Tribes and ocean users.
 David Applegate was sworn in this week as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey by Secretary Haaland. David has been serving as USGS’s Associate Director for Natural Hazards, exercising the delegated authority of the Director since January 20, 2021.
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