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United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

This Week at Interior September 22, 2023

US Department of the Interior
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This Week: Interior leaders travel to New York City for Climate Week 2023; a historic agreement is signed to help restore healthy salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin; ground is broken on a fish passage project at Numana Dam with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Interior announces nearly $40 million to help plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country through the President’s Investing in America agenda; a new action plan for offshore energy transmission aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union jobs; BLM advances utility-scale solar energy in Nevada; a system of ancient Indigenous earthworks in Ohio is designated a World Heritage Site; and we throw a spotlight on a chubby critter in our social media Picture of the Week! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and You Tube!   / usinterior     / usinterior   http:/www.twitter.com/Interior ...more
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This Week at Interior September 22, 2023
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2023Sep 22
This Week: Interior leaders travel to New York City for Climate Week 2023; a historic agreement is signed to help restore healthy salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin; ground is broken on a fish passage project at Numana Dam with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Interior announces nearly $40 million to help plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country through the President’s Investing in America agenda; a new action plan for offshore energy transmission aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union jobs; BLM advances utility-scale solar energy in Nevada; a system of ancient Indigenous earthworks in Ohio is designated a World Heritage Site; and we throw a spotlight on a chubby critter in our social media Picture of the Week! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and You Tube!   / usinterior     / usinterior   http:/www.twitter.com/Interior

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US Department of the Interior

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