News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and create clean energy jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the approval of the first three solar energy projects to benefit from the streamlined permitting process of the Bureau ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar led a wreath-laying ceremony today at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior to honor 134 Department of the Interior law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty since the department's founding in 1849.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump Administration released a draft strategic plan for combating an estimated $120 billion problem-invasive species. The Administration has taken significant actions to more effectively manage invasive species, which impact water supplies, impair hunting and fishing opportunities, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar issued the following statement today regarding the loss of Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Nick Hall:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau wrapped up a two-day visit to North Dakota today, where he highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s investments in America’s infrastructure. During his visit, he was joined by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that their agencies would acquire seven parcels of high value conservation land, totaling 5,026 acres in Colorado, Montana and Nevada for $11.7 million. The largest is a 4,573-acre property within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – David J. Hayes will conclude his role as Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior this year after serving in the position for the Obama Administration for more than four years. Hayes will serve as a Senior Fellow at the Hewlett Foundation and will teach at Stanford Law School in the fall. Hayes expects to leave Interior at the end of June.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners implementing Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practices intended to protect and increase lesser prairie-chicken populations will not be subject to additional regulations as a result of the species' listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ALAMEDA, Calif. - The North Face today unveiled its first-ever global brand campaign, “Never Stop.” The campaign, which features cinematic footage collected ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and Minister Hagiuda Koichi met and exchanged a wide range of views on deepening the U.S.-Japan economic relationship under the guidelines expressed in the U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resiliency (CoRe) Partnership jointly established by the leaders of both countries in April ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Data Initiative , U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced a new set of online ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today expanded the National Wildlife Refuge System by 54 million acres, or 58 percent, by assigning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the responsibility for overall management of the three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean designated by President Bush earlier this month.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced the designation of nine new National Historic Landmarks in recognition of their importance in interpreting the heritage and history of the United States. The landmarks are located in Connecticut, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin and Arizona.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated the potential of undiscovered, technically recoverable onshore shale oil and gas resources in Alaska's North Slope. The estimates range from 0 up to 2 billion barrels of oil and from 0 up to 80 trillion cubic feet of gas – representing ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today commended the House of Representatives for voting to change the name of Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi to the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in honor of the late director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: AUSTIN, TEXAS – On Thursday, Dec. 15, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will visit AmericanYouthWorks – which oversees the Texas Conservation Corps – to make a major announcement related to the Interior Department’s Youth Initiative, which aims to inspire millions of kids to play, learn, serve and work outdoors.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today designated three National Water Trails in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, committing to work with state and local partners to increase water-based outdoor recreation, encourage community stewardship, and promote tourism that fuels local economies.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama's commitment to empower tribal nations, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, on behalf of the United States, today signed an historic agreement at the Department of the Interior guaranteeing water rights for the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona. ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced its finalized rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act , modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to accelerate environmental reviews, improve American infrastructure, and advance a smarter regulatory agenda for the American people.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to re-open and temporarily operate during the government shutdown.
