With wildfires blazing in the Southwest, this year’s presidential Earth Day executive order focused heavily on forest management. The Biden Administration has pledged billions in infrastructure funds toward forest and land management activities.
DOI will allocate $1.7 billion of bipartisan infrastructure bill funds and Reclamation Water Settlement funds to enacted Indian water right settlements that have outstanding federal payments necessary to complete their terms.
Remember the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River yellow? A settlement with EPA for New Mexico’s damages is in the works.
This year’s monsoons have helped to raise the water levels in several of Arizona’s reservoirs, bringing welcome relief to water users in the central part of the State.
Following an alleged permit violation at its Canyon Diablo nuclear power plant, PG&E and California’s Central Coast Water Board have reached a multi-million dollar settlement that will be used to fund water quality projects.
The Department of Interior will receive about $2.5 billion more in funding this year to address tribal and environmental issues.
