News from November 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed federal witnesses on the increase in deadly narcotics, like fentanyl, coming into the United States over the southern border at a Homeland Security...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Blackfeet Nation Chairman Harry Barnes and Devon Energy Corporation President and CEO David Hager to announce that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has canceled 15 additional oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced today that the Laguna Elementary School in New Laguna, New Mexico, will receive $26.2 million for the construction of a new school.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $102 million construction contract as part of the project to overhaul the generators in the Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ELKHART, Ind. – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt was joined by U.S. Senator Todd Young and U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) as they highlighted the importance of outdoor recreation and the resurgence of the American economy during a visit to East to West RV. Following ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has appointed 14 new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, which provides advice and recommendations to the National Invasive Species Council.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: BLUFF, Utah – On Saturday, July 16, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Under Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bonnie will host a public meeting to hear about community visions for the management of the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington - In its more than 45-year history, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has catalyzed countless conservation partnerships that have helped recover some of America’s most treasured animals and plants from the bald eagle to the American alligator. Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department has awarded an $8 million grant to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a conservation education initiative that will restore part of the historic Gulf State Park Pier.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Today at the 75th anniversary National Conference of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed the 2012 Revision of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, reaffirming the Department's commitment to one of the largest and most successful continent-wide conservation initiatives ever undertaken.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in central Montana holds a spectacular array of plant life, wildlife, unique geological features, and significant historical and cultural values. See more photos of National Landscape Conservation System lands.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense and FEMA continue to support efforts to protect life, public safety and aid in community recovery from wildfires and subsequent flash flooding in multiple Western states. On June 28, President Obama approved a disaster ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted the significant steps the Obama administration is taking to create jobs and stimulate economic growth in Utah while conserving national parks, refuges, and other public lands, including more than $107 million invested in the state by the Interior Department under the President's economic recovery plan.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the designation of Margaret Everson to exercise the delegable authority of the director of the National Park Service (NPS). Deputy Director for Operations David Vela, who has been serving as the Director of the NPS, announced his upcoming retirement today. Ms. Everson has been serving as Counselor to Secretary Bernhardt supporting the NPS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the settlement of lawsuits filed by 41 federally-recognized tribes against the United States, in which the tribes alleged that the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Treasury had mismanaged ...
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 California. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $401.2 million in California as part of the recovery plan signed by ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK, VA – Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced major steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor today announced 44 projects in 11 states that will receive $20.8 million in WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants from Reclamation. The complete list of projects is available at www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/weeg.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior will host 12 public workshops this month to discuss the newly-issued regulatory program for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SEATTLE, WA - National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today joined senior officials from the US Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency to host a public listening session on how to conserve the natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest and encourage more people to enjoy the region's many outdoor recreational opportunities.
