This Week at Interior April 21, 2023

This week: Secretary Haaland leads the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues; Department leaders celebrate President Biden’s designation of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument; Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge receives a million-dollar investment; Deputy Secretary Beaudreau attends the annual U.S. Climate Action Summit; the interagency Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council holds its spring meeting in Washington, D.C.; the U.S. Geological Survey joins the Federal Emergency Management Agency to release a new study showing the increased economic risk of earthquakes; the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement provides new safety regulations for offshore oil and gas work; big cat owners must register them with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and we celebrate Dark Skies Week in our Picture of the Week!