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The new directives focus on revitalizing public spaces, addressing crime and making the nation's capital both cleaner and safer for both residents and visitors. The Secretary says the actions will help improve the experience for those who call D.C. home, as well as the millions who visit the Nation's Capital each year.</p> <p>The U.S. Park Police are doing their part to keep DC safe...their arrest and investigation of a serial robbery suspect in December 2023 led to a guilty plea this week. 25-year old David Crocker pled guilty to multiple counts of armed robbery and firearms violations, stemming from a series of robberies near Anacostia Park before he was apprehended and arrested by Park Police officers. Crocker's sentencing is scheduled for June 4th.</p> <p>Secretary Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold the next scheduled oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America this week. The latest surveys from BOEM put the amount of technically recoverable oil and gas resources in undiscovered fields in the Gulf of America at more than 29 and a half billion barrels, along with nearly 55 trillion cubic feet of gas. The Secretary says Unleashing America’s energy resources will lower prices at the pump, at the grocery store and across all aspects of American life while strengthening our national security.</p> <p>Secretary Burgum sat down with Fox News to share the Department’s historical accomplishments in unlocking America’s energy potential. On "My View with Lara Trump," recorded at the U.S. Park Police Stables on the National Mall, the Secretary said that conservation and responsible stewardship are at the heart of the administration's goals to unleash American Energy Dominance. </p> <p>President Trump wisely understands that affordable reliable energy is the key to prosperity here at home in terms of driving our economy forward. Because energy is not an industry it is the foundation of every industry, and now it's also critical to our national security in terms of artificial intelligence, so he created the National Energy Dominance Council. Our job is to drive forward, cut red tape, and make sure that we can have the energy to power our economy and to support all of our allies. </p> <p>The Secretary also shared his excitement about celebrating America’s upcoming 250th birthday and the role that Interior plays in planning for that celebration. </p> <p>U.S. Geological Survey scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are closely monitoring high fountaining lava during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption. Lava fountains at the south vent reached over 700 feet this week, well over the height of the Washington Monument. USGS is working closely with the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Service to ensure visitors in the area are staying safe from emissions of sulfur dioxide gas and small fragments of volcanic glass. You can check out the eruption from home via the USGS live stream.</p> <p>And our social media Picture of the Week, one of the iconic barns of Mormon Row, as snowcapped mountains catch the rays of the rising sun at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. The barn is one of two on adjacent homesteads, the legacy of Mormon settlers in Jackson Hole in the 1890's. 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