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This Week: Interior marks National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; Secretary Haaland establishes an Orphaned Wells Program Office; OSMRE announces $10 million to reclaim abandoned mine lands in Colorado; BOEM has a new Director, and a new proposed rule to advance development of offshore energy resources; the power is on at the Blythe Mesa Solar Project in Riverside, California; Reclamation announces a $7 million investment for water efficiency projects across the West; Interior honors the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with a food drive and free admittance to public lands; and Hawai'i's Kīlauea volcano makes for a fiery Picture of the Week!
Interior Marks National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
 Interior this week marked National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day to honor the more than 900,000 law enforcement officers who risk their lives to defend our country.
Secretary Haaland Establishes New Orphaned Wells Program Office
 Secretary Haaland this week established an Orphaned Wells Program Office to ensure effective, accountable and efficient implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s historic $4.7 billion investment in orphaned oil and gas well clean up.
OSMRE Announces $9.9 Million to Revitalize Colorado Coal Communities
 The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement this week announced nearly $10 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution and reclaim abandoned mine lands in Colorado.
 Interior proposed a new clean energy modernization rule to help the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management facilitate the efficient development of offshore wind energy resources to meet U.S. climate and renewable energy objectives.
 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has new leadership on the way. Liz Klein has been named BOEM Director, succeeding Amanda Lefton who served as the first BOEM director in the Biden-Harris administration.
 The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Blythe Mesa Solar Project in Riverside, California is now fully operational.
 The Bureau of Reclamation this week announced a $7 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 82 small-scale water efficiency projects across the West.
 This Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Department is honoring the "day of service" with a food drive; it's also the first "fee free" day of the year on Interior-managed public lands.
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