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This Week: Secretary Haaland takes part in a groundbreaking event for Ten West Link, a new high voltage transmission line connecting Southern California and Central Arizona; responsibilities governing offshore renewable energy activities transfer from BOEM to BSEE; Interior leaders highlight investments in drought reduction; Joshua Tree National Park announces a new agreement to share resources with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians; USGS tests a new way to access subsurface data across the entire country; and we hit the trail in Utah to find our social media Picture of the Week!
Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Transmission Line
 Secretary Haaland joined Vice President Kamala Harris, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and leaders from the Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona office to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Ten West Link.
Interior Transfers Offshore Wind Responsibilities from BOEM to BSEE
 Interior transferred offshore renewable energy regulations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, helping ensure clean energy development and operations are safe and environmentally responsible.
 Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo wrapped up a multi-day visit to Colorado where she toured a water treatment facility and spoke at the Four States Irrigation Council Annual Meeting, highlighting investments in drought reduction from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
 Joshua Tree National Park formalized an agreement this week with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians for continued cooperation and a path toward shared stewardship of park resources.
 The U.S. Geological Survey is testing a new way of accessing data and samples to better understand subsurface conditions from across the entire country.
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