News Release: Michael Brain named Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
The Department of the Interior today announced that Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Michael Brain has been named Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science. Michael succeeds Tanya Trujillo who was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science on June 25, 2021, and announced her resignation, effective July 17, 2023. … Under Trujillo’s leadership, Interior took various actions to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System, employed an all-of-government approach to tackling the climate and drought crises and supported cutting edge science initiatives that are helping the federal government make science-based decisions.
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