News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: On Thursday, April 8, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will present awards to the winning high school and college teams of the 2010 Indian Education Renewable Energy Challenge in a ceremony at the Interior Department's South Interior Building in Washington, D.C. The event will take place in the South Interior Auditorium from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hayashi Yoshimasa. The Secretary congratulated the Minister on his recent appointment. The Secretary expressed the importance of the United States re-engaging with its closest allies in the region, such as ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: IVINS, UTAH – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today hosted a dedication ceremony for two new National Conservation Areas near St. George, Utah. The celebration kicked off National Tourism Week and underscored how tourism to our nation's public lands strengthens local economies.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that Darryl Damon Leach, 36, of Charlotte, was sentenced yesterday to 94 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a firearms offense.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior today announced the release of a draft proposed federal regulation by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) governing the valuation of federal oil and gas, and federal and American Indian coal resources, as well as expanded guidance on the production ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today lauded the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Anne Castle as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Highlighting the need to repair and rebuild our parks, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke Tuesday at a bi-partisan event at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument. The focus of the event was on fixing and preserving national park infrastructure and the $11.6 billion ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Interior celebrates the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump signing into law the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (P.L. 116-9). The Dingell Act is the single most important public lands management law to be passed in over a decade. The Act:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Brian Salerno will hold a media teleconference call today to discuss additional efforts to ensure that oil and gas operations on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf are conducted safely and responsibly.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced that the NPS has resumed normal operations and public tours at the visitor center and Castillo San Cristóbal area of San Juan National Historic Site. Castillo San Felipe del Morro is expected to ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $733,887 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary Salazar released the following statement in response to Republicans voting down David Hayes to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Secretary Salazar continued to work with Republicans on the hill in anticipation of the vote.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: BOISE – On Monday, March 17, 2014, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will visit the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho for a briefing on the outlook of the 2014 wildfire season.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcement of a new worksite enforcement strategy : “Labor laws exist to provide a basic level of protection for all workers in the U.S. When employers take advantage of immigrant ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: On Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis will help kick-off a Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service event with informal remarks at the DC War Memorial. The community volunteer clean-up effort is a partnership between Greater DC Cares and the National Park Service. The event begins at 1 pm EST and will involve 75 youth and community members.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today wrapped up a two-day visit to Washington State where he joined members of Congress, state and local officials and partners to discuss large-scale ecosystem restoration projects and highlight the power of America's public lands, outdoor recreation, tourism and conservation in creating jobs and building strong local economies across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: Secretary Jewell, Senator Shaheen to Celebrate Major Conservation Partnership Protecting New England Cottontail
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Based on new pressure readings, data, and analysis, the U.S. scientific teams charged by National Incident Commander Thad Allen with determining the flow of oil from BP's leaking well have refined their estimates of the oil flow prior to the well being capped on July 15. Today's estimates, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the establishment of a new policy to ensure and maintain the integrity of scientific and scholarly activities used in Departmental decision making. The policy follows on the Memorandum to the Heads of Departments and Agencies on Scientific Integrity issued in December and includes the designation of a Departmental Science Integrity Officer.
