News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Huffington Post. Throughout our complex history, one aspect has always remained clear and consistent - there are many faces of America. As a country of immigrants, this diversity has and will continue to lend great strength to our nation. However, we must not forget that a strong America is one that ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: CLEVELAND – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced $42 million in funding to states to promote outdoor recreation and conservation. The funding, distributed ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today applauded President Obama’s action to use his executive authority under the Antiquities Act and expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – making it the largest marine protected area on Earth.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Prepared by the Joint Information Center
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Showcasing a broad portfolio, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will take to the road this week marking key milestones in priority issue areas, including the Department's youth initiative, President Obama's Climate Action Plan , renewable energy goals, water security, and Interior's pledge to improve Indian education and strengthen the government-to-government relationship with tribal nations.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN - Senior administration officials today joined Senator Lamar Alexander and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean at a public listening session as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative to develop a conservation agenda for the 21st century.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO - The U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Department of Water Resources today announced a first step in responding to public comments on a draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with California water agencies ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Prepared by the Joint Information Center
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of President Obama’s commitment to protect our nation’s unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them, the Obama Administration today formally launched the new Every Kid in a Park program.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Tucson, AZ - A New Jersey murder suspect was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force in Tucson, Arizona today. Gabriel B. Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was wanted in the October 29th shooting that resulted in the two victims being tragically killed.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar testified today on “The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act” before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The text of his prepared testimony is below:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SAN DIEGO, California – On Tuesday, May 6, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join with California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird, Chief Ken Pimlott, Director of CAL FIRE and other key Southern California first responders to educate the public and communities on how they can help prepare for what's expected to be a serious fire season throughout California.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA-Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is meeting with local business leaders in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Diego, California to discuss strategies to boost domestic and international travel and tourism in the United States. The tourism town halls will help inform President Obama's ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today unveiled the National Climate Change Viewer , a climate-visualization website tool from the Interior Department's U.S. Geological Survey. The new tool gives citizens and resource managers the opportunity to look at climate-driven impacts on watersheds and map projected changes at the local, regional, state and watershed levels.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a draft vision plan to guide the growth and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The draft document, developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge Association, articulates a 10-year vision for the Refuge System.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced the appointments of 18 members to the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, a group established in 2010 to advise the departments on wildlife conservation, habitat conservation and hunting.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Commerce City, CO – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado today commended the members of the newly-established Rocky Mountain Greenway Steering Committee for their early leadership in moving forward President ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Directs Development of New Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program to Spur Safe and Responsible Energy Development Offshore
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Department of the Interior will soon have the use of up to 50 Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The small aircraft support DOI’s land stewardship responsibilities with advancements ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent a letter to Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall regarding an investigative report on the previous Administration's handling of the Cape Wind permit application process in 2008 and early 2009.
