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This Week: Secretary Haaland travels to Hawai'i to highlight President Biden’s Investing in America agenda; the Bureau of Land Management marks the highest-yielding onshore renewable energy auction in its history; Interior celebrates the groundbreaking of a new power transmission line that stretches from Wyoming to Nevada; the Bureau of Indian Education awards a new contract to increase access for behavioral health and wellness support to all students and staff; expanded hunting opportunities are coming to National Wildlife refuges in Alabama, Florida and Minnesota from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; a new proposed rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will protect taxpayers from the costs of decommissioning offshore wells; Interior welcomes more than 200 small businesses to an Industry Day in Denver; and fireflies light up the night in our social media Picture of the Week!
Secretary Haaland Highlights Administration's Investing in America Agenda in Hawai'i
 Secretary Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Geological Survey Director David Applegate were in Hawaiʻi to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is helping to protect iconic Hawaiian bird species, strengthen the Native Hawaiian Community and invest in the science and infrastructure to support our public lands and waters.
BLM Holds Record-Breaking Auction for Solar Energy Development
 The Bureau of Land Management held an auction for utility-scale solar energy development in Nevada, resulting in a record-breaking $105.15 million in high bids.
Interior Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Power Transmission Line
 Interior is celebrating the groundbreaking of the TransWest Express Transmission Project. That's a new high-voltage interregional transmission line that will extend from south-central Wyoming through northwestern Colorado and central Utah, ending in southern Nevada.
 The Bureau of Indian Education has awarded a new contract to increase access for behavioral health and wellness support to all students and staff at Bureau-funded schools and programs.
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it's expanding hunting opportunities on approximately 3,000 acres in three National Wildlife Refuges: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama, Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge in Florida and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.
 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this week proposed an update to 20-year-old regulations to protect American taxpayers from the costs of decommissioning offshore wells and infrastructure.
 Interior welcomed more than 200 small businesses to the Denver Federal Center for an Industry Day. That's an event that supports Interior’s priorities by growing and diversifying the Department's small business vendor base.
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