This Week at Interior November 22, 2024

This Week: Secretary Haaland visits Colombia to highlight the importance of international cooperation to conserve biodiversity, safeguard wildlife, and honor Indigenous communities; Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis represents Interior at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan; Interior releases the next steps in the effort to develop Post-2026 Operations for the Colorado River Basin; a $125 million investment is announced for five projects to help create new sources of water and improve drought resiliency in the west; more than $4.9 million will address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands in Kansas; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management advances the prospect of floating wind power offshore California’s central and north coasts; this week marks World Fisheries Day, recognizing the important role that fisheries play in feeding people, while helping make for healthier oceans; and it's a snapshot of the long-lost past in our social media Picture of the Week! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube!

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