Inside Interior | January 16, 2026

This is Inside Interior. This week, the Department of the Interior reaffirmed its commitment to public safety, conservation, education and affordability. The Department of the Interior is confronting wildfires head-on by taking the next steps to establish the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a unified, integrated approach to wildland fire management across the department. By bringing wildfire programs together, we're strengthening coordination, improving efficiency, and responding faster as wildfire threats grow. The department is also expanding access to the outdoors that Americans love. Interior is reaffirming its commitment to expanding hunting and fishing access on public lands and waters, removing unnecessary barriers, improving coordination with state, tribal, and territorial partners, and ensuring decisions are transparent and accountable. Interior is also celebrating good news from inside our classrooms. The Bureau of Indian Education has reached the highest graduation rate in its history, climbing from 51 percent in 2015 to 79 percent in 2025. These historic gains reflect President Trump and Secretary Burgum's strong commitment to ensuring American Indian and Alaska Native students have access to high-quality educational opportunities. Also this week, thanks to President Donald J. Trump, Americans are feeling relief at the pump, with the national average declining for the seventh straight week. In many states, regular gas is below $3 per gallon, putting real money back in the pockets of American families. That's it for this week's Inside Interior.