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This Week: Interior Department leaders announce several new initiatives and policies at the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit; the Biden-Harris administration announces several critical agreements on the responsible international trade of wild animals and plants; there's a historic agreement to fight the worsening drought crisis impacting California's Salton Sea; the largest land volcano in the world wakes up for the first time in nearly 40 years; Secretary Haaland joins the First Family for the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree; and we visit California's Lost Coast in our social media Picture of the Week!
Interior Hosts 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit
 Interior this week hosted the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The Summit provided an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders to discuss ways the federal government can invest in and strengthen nation-to-nation relationships as well as ensure that progress in Indian Country continues for years to come.
International Wildlife Forum Comes to a Close in Panama
 The Biden-Harris administration announced several critical agreements this week following the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the lead agency for CITES implementation in the United States.
 Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation this week announced a historic agreement with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fight the worsening drought crisis impacting the Salton Sea, California's largest lake.
 The largest land volcano in the world woke up this week for the first time in nearly 40 years. Hawai'i's Mauna Loa volcano began erupting late Sunday night, joining the neighboring Kilauea volcano which has been active for the last 14 months.
 Season's greetings from the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., where Secretary Haaland joined President Biden and the First Lady this week for the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree.
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