News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal judge, in response to a motion on behalf of the Department of the Interior, has granted permission for Interior officials to begin communicating with class members on land trust consolidation provisions of the Cobell Settlement agreement. The Department will soon publish a Federal ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing $36.2 million to the Gila River Indian Community under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PARIS, France – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell met today with French Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira to express the United States' concern about tribal sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony that are ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – In 2010, there were an estimated 1,000 deaths by overdose in New Jersey , 50 percent of them blamed on controlled substances. A decade later, fatal overdoses claimed more than 2,938 residents’ lives. Of those, controlled substances, including opioids, led to 2,585 – or nearly 88 percent – of these deaths.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that he has named John Tahsuda III, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, as DOI’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (PDAS). The appointment was effective Sept. 3, 2017. The PDAS serves as the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of the Interior today issued a directive to oil and gas lessees and operators on the Outer Continental Shelf implementing stronger safety requirements that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommended in his 30-day safety report to the President.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. and SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, CA – In response to President Obama's call to expand opportunities for summer employment for young people and connect them with the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and Chair ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today dedicated the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, making it the first urban refuge in the Southwest and one of a handful across the nation. Salazar was joined by Senator Jeff Bingaman, Representative Martin Heinrich, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz, and other local stakeholders and partners, including the Trust for Public Land.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PAYSON, AZ – Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor and Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie joined state, local and private partners today to mark the signing of a new joint watershed restoration agreement for C.C. Cragin Reservoir in Central Arizona. The ...
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 Oklahoma. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $6.4 million in Oklahoma as part of the recovery plan ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ASHLAND, Ore. – On Friday, Oct. 14, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor will join Senator Jeff Merkley, as well as other federal, local and tribal officials, to hear comments on the management of public lands in Southwest Oregon and proposed expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today commended President Obama for signing into law a bill that designates three new wilderness areas encompassing about 275,665 acres in Idaho as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; releases four wilderness study areas so that the land may be managed for multiple-use activities; and provides for several land conveyances in Idaho.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today approved the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, a 550-megawatt (MW) solar power project to be built in the California desert east of Palm Springs. The solar-photovoltaic facility will create more than 630 jobs at peak construction and infuse an estimated $336 million into the local economy. When built, Desert Sunlight will generate enough energy to power over 165,000 homes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: OAKLEY, Calif.–Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor today joined state, local and tribal officials to dedicate a key Recovery Act-funded water infrastructure project that will help ensure a sustainable water supply and a strong economy for California, while protecting sensitive fish species and the ecosystem they inhabit.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, May 12, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join several of her Cabinet colleagues in a panel discussion at the White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This year's White House Summit, held at The George Washington University, will bring together ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SAN FRANCISCO -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join 25 fourth graders for a “Let's Move Outside” event Thursday, Oct. 14, at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, highlighting the opportunities for healthy outdoor activities in our national parks. The students will learn about the cultural and natural resources of the park while actively participating in games and activities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: CHICAGO – On Tuesday, July 28, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Chicago ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of President Obama’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 and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper today announced a proposed lease sale for 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – To mark the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and to celebrate the launch of the Obama Administration's America's Great Outdoors initiative, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a schedule of free admission days to many of the lands managed by Interior.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, US Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt established criteria to invest unprecedented funding in state and local communities that will enhance recreation and conservation, and he outlined the steps Interior is taking to implement the Trump Administration’s historic Great American Outdoors Act, the greatest conservation funding law in US history.
