News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: MANHATTAN, KS -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today wrapped up a two-day tour of Kansas where he participated in events as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative to establish a conservation and outdoor recreation strategy built for the 21st century and to reconnect Americans to the outdoors.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON –– U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Lanny Erdos to serve as the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt applauded the action.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the federal government continues its comprehensive response to the Deepwater Horizon incident and investigates the cause of the explosion and oil spill, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Rhea Suh ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PAGE, Ariz. - The Department of the Interior today initiated another high-flow release from Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona-the second release under an innovative science-based experimental plan approved in May 2012. The goal of the releases is to help restore the environment in Grand Canyon ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated over $24.4 million during October and November to repair and reinforce various schools in the South and West regions of Puerto Rico that experienced structural damage caused by the 2020 earthquakes. To date, over $142 million has been obligated to the Puerto Rico Department of Education for 115 permanent work projects that address damage related to the tremors.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Department of the Interior today unveiled its first DOI Open Government Plan, detailing how the department will improve transparency and integrate public participation and collaboration into its activities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GALLUP, N.M. – Following through on President Obama's direction to expedite high priority infrastructure projects for the nation, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and other leaders to break ground today on the historic Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, which will deliver clean running water to 200,000 members of the Navajo Nation, many of whom for the first time.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Oct. 28, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver keynote remarks at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today President Obama signed a proclamation establishing Chimney Rock as a National Monument. Chimney Rock, located in the San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado, offers a spectacular landscape rich in history and Native American culture. The designation was made under the Antiquities Act with bi-partisan support from Colorado officials, the Native American community, local businesses and other stakeholders.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior along with the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a new free booklet to help kids get hooked on fishing. Starting June 2, aspiring anglers can download the Junior Ranger “Let’s Go Fishing!” activity booklet, which will introduce them and their families to fishing and encourage healthy and responsible outdoor recreation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today underscored the importance of efforts to commemorate and interpret Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture and history, particularly through the National Park Service, in order to tell a more complete story of those who have contributed our nation's rich heritage.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO – Amid soaring prices in its residential real estate market – with homes selling for an average of $800,000 – a federal investigation has found a San Diego construction contractor failing to share its prosperity and intentionally failing to pay overtime wages as required to 568 drywall installers, tapers and hangers.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Because the previous Administration failed to follow established administrative procedure before leaving office, its plan to intensify logging in western Oregon – known as the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR) – is legally indefensible and must be withdrawn, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has asked the Bureau of Reclamation to lead Interior’s independent assessment of factors that contributed to the August 5 Gold King Mine incident in Colorado. Interior was asked to conduct the assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency to review the cause of the incident and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents from occurring.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Thursday, Dec. 18, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will offer keynote remarks at the Union Agency Lecture of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Conference.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
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By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today convened the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, launching President Obama's national policy initiative to make federal agencies work more collaboratively and effectively with federally recognized tribes to advance their vital economic and social priorities.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne met in Washington to discuss areas of cooperation that build upon the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On the heels of the President's State of the Union speech where he underscored his Administration's Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Assistant Secretary ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior's projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Michigan. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $9.2 million in Michiganas part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.
