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This Week: Secretary Haaland announces $660 million to take on legacy pollution; a $185 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support wildland fire management nationwide; Deputy Secretary Beaudreau commemorates an expanded bison facility in Yellowstone National Park; Interior leaders visit Missouri and Arizona to highlight how the Investing in America agenda is contributing to better public access; Interior announces a partnership to open new doors for Alaska Native students; there's a new effort for clean energy on public lands; the Bureau of Land Management celebrates a birthday; and some northwestern waters take on an extra shade of awesome in our social media Picture of the Week!
Secretary Haaland Announces $660 Million Investment for Legacy Pollution During Kansas Visit
 Secretary Haaland announced the availability of nearly $660 million in grant funding to clean up legacy pollution and orphaned oil and gas wells through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Interior Announces $185 Million for Wildland Fire Management
 In Montana this week, Deputy Secretary Beaudreau announced a $185 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wildland fire management nationwide in fiscal year 2023 and to assist land managers in planning for wildfire management activities in fiscal year 2024.
Deputy Secretary Commemorates Bison Conservation Transfer Facility
 The Deputy Secretary also visited Yellowstone National Park, where he joined Tribal leaders, local partners and community members to commemorate an expanded bison conservation transfer facility.
 Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited St. Louis, Missouri, this week to highlight the Investing in America agenda and increased funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program to restore America’s lands and waters and expand access to the outdoors.
 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Matt Strickler traveled to Grand Canyon National Park, joining the Federal Highway Administrator to announce Nationally Significant Federal Lands Transportation Grant awards.
 Interior and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program teamed up this week to sign a new partnership that will increase employment opportunities for Alaska Native youth across the Department’s offices and bureaus.
 The Bureau of Land Management announced a $3.5 million partnership with the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to advance renewable energy research and new technologies on public lands.
 The Bureau of Land Management turns 77 years old this week. On July 16, 1946, President Harry Truman merged the General Land Office and the Grazing Service to create the BLM, which now proudly manages about 245 million acres of public landscapes for all Americans.
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