News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK -- Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland today hosted a kick-off event for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that will feature an hour-long documentary film, a traveling photo exhibit, and other events both in Alaska and across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued the following statement regarding the recent introduction of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary of the Interior Tom Strickland today said the United States is disappointed its proposal to protect polar bears from international trade was not accepted by the 175-nation the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meeting this week in Doha, Qatar, but that the United States would continue to work with other countries on threats to the species, including climate change.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above strategy to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau today announced that BOEM has reached agreement on a lease for commercial wind energy development in federal waters that covers 96,430 acres approximately 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024, which proposes to make over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GALLOWAY, NJ – In advance of next week's one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Interior and local officials at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey to announce that $162 million will be invested in 45 restoration and research ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The White House today announced the intent to nominate Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III as Director of the National Park Service. The nomination will now be considered by the U.S. Senate.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SEATTLE, WA- As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution, develop domestic clean energy sources and create American jobs, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will convene a roundtable on Tuesday, February 4 at the University of Washington's College of the Environment, focused on climate change impacts to the Pacific Northwest.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA – During a visit to California this week, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell examined the on-the-ground conditions of the historic drought and related water issues and reiterated the full support of the Obama Administration to provide relief and support in partnership with California.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SHAWNEE, Okla. – As part of President Obama's commitment to self-determination of tribal nations, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today joined Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John Barrett to formally approve tribal leasing regulations that will help spur investment and commercial development on the nation's trust lands in central Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, co-chair of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, today told task force members that the Obama Administration is committed to quick action on global warming-a key threat to coral reefs-and that the economic stimulus package, clean energy and community service programs and ethic of preserving natural treasures add up to good news for coral reef conservation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a secretarial order directing that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adequately weigh public access for outdoor recreation – including hunting and fishing – when determining the appropriateness of the disposal or exchange of public lands. Identifying lands as available for disposal or exchange is required under federal law.
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 Minnesota. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $11.1 million in Minnesota as part of the recovery plan signed by the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salton Sea Authority to improve collaboration between federal, tribal and local entities on natural resource issues involving the Salton Sea. The MOU is a key step ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy will hold a hydropower workshop with stakeholders from industry and environmental groups and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on low impact hydropower.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that Chief of the U.S. Park Police Sal Lauro has agreed to serve as a Senior Advisor, effective Jan. 31, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: COMMERCE CITY, CO – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined officials from the U.S. Army and Shell Oil Co. to celebrate the transformation of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal into a premier urban national wildlife refuge.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: MILFORD, Utah – Calling it a success story on the New Energy Frontier, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today visited this southwest Utah town to announce an expanded partnership with local leaders and private industry to further the development of wind and geothermal resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar issued the following statement in response to today's announcement of a partnership between Exxon Mobil and TransCanada to build a pipeline that will facilitate the transport of North Slope natural gas to the continental U.S.:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: President Obama's proposed $12.2 billion budget for Interior in FY 2011 is a fiscally responsible plan that will enable the nation's largest land manager to carry out its stewardship responsibilities more effectively while making strategic investments in priority initiatives that address major challenges facing the nation. Secretary Salazar said:
