News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BEIJING, China – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell this weekend joined Chinese officials at a ceremony to establish a sister park relationship between Shenandoah National Park in the United States and Baihuashan National Nature Reserve in China, creating a framework for the parks to share lessons learned and foster international cooperation in preserving and promoting these protected areas.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar concluded his multi-day visit to Alaska with U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Jack Reed and Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes. Secretary Salazar's visit, made at Senator Murkowski's invitation, focused on developing a commonsense path forward ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Interior's chief oil and gas regulatory official has informed BP that it must report all oil and gas-related activities at the damaged Macondo well and pay royalties on all oil and gas captured from the leaking well. The company also will be liable for royalties on lost or wasted oil and gas if it is determined that negligence or regulatory violations caused or contributed to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent leak.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: AUSTIN, TX – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today wrapped up a visit to Texas to meet with local leaders about state-led recreation, conservation and restoration initiatives.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LOVELAND, Colo. - As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution while better preparing the nation for the impacts of climate, like longer, hotter and drier wildfire seasons, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor today visited northern Colorado to see firsthand ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is no longer under review and that he will recommend to the President that no modifications be made to the monument. The monument was under review in accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s April 26, 2017 executive order.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As a follow-up to the memo issued last week and as part of his push to build a bipartisan wilderness agenda that can be enacted in the 112th Congress, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today asked Members of Congress for their ideas of “crown jewel” areas of public lands that have strong ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today convened the fourth meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs (Council), formed by Executive Order of the President, to work more collaboratively and effectively with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders to help build and strengthen their communities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: YUMA, AZ – During a visit to the Yuma Desalting Plant today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said he is encouraged by progress made on the year-long pilot run of the facility to collect performance and cost data as the plant desalts irrigation drainage water. Secretary Salazar made the remarks after concluding a brief inspection of the Bureau of Reclamation facility earlier this afternoon.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $20.5 million in grants to support 24 projects in 13 states to conserve and restore coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat. The grants, awarded under the 2012 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, will be matched by nearly $21 million in partner contributions from state and local governments, private landowners and conservation groups.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC. – As a follow-up to the Tribal Conference held at the Department of the Interior this past November, today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan met with prominent American Indian educators to discuss the educational challenges and opportunities facing tribal communities and share strategies that have helped to advance opportunities for American Indian students around the Nation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation's abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross-government coordination required under President Obama's ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PARIS, France – On Dec. 1, at COP21 in Paris, France, leading companies announced that they intend to prioritize their sourcing of commodities in regions implementing large-scale forest and climate programs. The U.S. welcomes this innovative new approach from Marks & Spencer and Unilever, and the ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NOAA’s National Integrated Heat Health Information System and science partner, CAPA Strategies offsite link, are now accepting applications from organizations interested in participating in the 2022 Urban Heat Island mapping campaigns.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead today announced the Department will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer migration corridor in southwest Wyoming through both deferred lease sales and lease stipulations. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: TRONDHEIM, NORWAY - As part of the Obama administration's “all of the above” energy strategy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes today delivered remarks at the Norway Arctic Roundtable in Trondheim, Norway. These discussions and meetings are part of the Obama administration's ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ST PAUL, MN – On April 28, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Saint Paul Mayor and President of the League of Cities Chris Coleman, Salt Lake City Mayor and First Vice President of the League of Cities Ralph Becker, and YMCA of the USA President and CEO Neil Nicoll to announce a new partnership to inspire millions of young adults and veterans to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Service have launched a joint effort to identify and implement administrative changes to the Endangered Species Act aimed at accelerating recovery of imperiled species, enhancing on-the-ground conservation delivery, and better engaging the resources and expertise of partners to meet the goals of the ESA.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and Tim Gill, philanthropist and founder of the Gill Foundation to announce the release of a new National Park Service theme study identifying places and events associated with the ...
