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Title: This Week at Interior!
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This Week at Interior
Discolored water flows through a stream near abandoned coal mines, a sign saying “Acid Mine Drainage” marks the spot

This Week: Interior commemorates “Legacy Pollution Week” as we implement a historic $16 billion investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up abandoned mine land sites and orphaned oil and gas wells; a small Texas school is helping to tell the story of the struggle for equal rights for Mexican Americans; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast; a new and unprecedented consultation policy will help support Native Hawaiian sovereignty and self-determination; $210 million will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West; more than $100 million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants and matching partner funds is heading to 16 states and Guam for land acquisition and conservation planning projects; millions of people across the country and around the world practice how to drop, cover and hold on during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills; the National Park Service announces details for the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree; and we'll show you where the sun rises first in our social media Picture of the Week!

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Interior Marks Legacy Pollution Week

Colorful autumn hills surround the site of a reclaimed coal mine in Kentucky

Interior commemorated “Legacy Pollution Week” to honor the work that's been done, and the opportunities ahead, as we implement a historic $16 billion investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up abandoned mine land sites and orphaned oil and gas wells, while protecting communities from toxins and waste. 

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Blackwell School National Historic Site Designated     

Exterior shot of a small schoolhouse in Texas

President Biden signed the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act this week. It designates the Blackwell School site in Marfa, Texas, as part of the National Park System to help tell the history of Texas school districts that established separate elementary schools for Mexican American children through the practice of de facto segregation.

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Interior Announces First-Ever U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Pacific  

A line of ocean wind turbines with the sun setting in the distance

Interior this week announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an offshore wind lease sale on December 6 for areas off central and northern California. It's the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast and the first U.S. sale to support potential commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development.  

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New Draft Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community

Native Hawaiians stand on a hillside against the setting sun, wearing traditional garb

Interior made history this week, announcing that for the first time ever, the Department will require formal consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community. New policies and procedures will further affirm and honor the special political and trust relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian Community. 

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Seven New Western Water Projects

A river winds its way through farmland and blooming orchards and passes under a bridge, mountains rise in the distance

A $210 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West. The Bureau of Reclamation this week announced new funding for water storage and conveyance projects in five states. 

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USFWS Announces More than $100 Million for Species Recovery

A small bird is held in somebody’s hand

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced more than $100 million in grants and matching partner funds to 16 states and Guam to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects. Those projects span more than 13,000 acres of habitat for 162 listed and at-risk species on non-federal lands.  

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Millions Take Part in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills

Cracks from an earthquake are visible in an asphalt roadway

Millions of people across the country and around the world this week practiced how to drop, cover and hold on during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills. Nearly half of all Americans are exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes where they live and work.  

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National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Date & Ticket Lottery

The National Christmas Tree surrounded by performers and musicians on a stage, the White House in the background

The National Park Service this week announced details for the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree. The lighting ceremony will take place on November 30. The lottery for the free tickets to the event opens at 10 a.m. ET on October 25 and closes at 10 a.m. ET on November 1.

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Tweet of the Week

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Secretary Deb Haaland  @SecDebHaaland

Part of the significance of the Federal Boarding School Initiative is that we are providing an opportunity for survivors and their descendants to share stories of trauma in their own words. That’s why @AsstSecNewland and I are on "The Road to Healing.

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Picture of the Week

A view from a rocky hilltop looking down on a forest as the sun rises over a foggy sea.

Our social media Picture of the Week, this gorgeous sunrise from the top of Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain in Maine. It's the highest point along the North Atlantic seacoast, and from October through March, the first place where the sun appears each morning in the continental United States. 

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