News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar inspects the stairway to the crown of Lady Liberty during his visit to the statue.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is making $369 million available to states and tribes to restore abandoned coal mines, an increase of over $70 million from last year.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: “Today we took a major step forward toward meaningful restoration that will benefit the natural resources of the Gulf Coast for generations to come. I commend the leadership of the Gulf Coast states and their federal partners to develop a comprehensive blueprint for conservation and restoration investments ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: On Wednesday, March 10, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and the National Park Foundation, will host a reception to open Ansel Adams: The Mural Project 1941-1942, an exhibit composed of 26 never before exhibited prints selected from photographs taken by Ansel Adams for the Department of the Interior. Secretary Salazar will also honor Congressman Norm Dicks, Chair of Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment.
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 Nevada. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $69.8 million in Nevada as part of the recovery plan signed ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will visit the U.S. Territory of Guam on Monday, July 6, to further the United States’ commitment to insular areas and Guam’s importance to the region. Accompanied by Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina, Secretary Jewell will meet with Governor Eddie Calvo, address Guam business and community leaders and lay a wreath at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today met with the Steering Committee of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Climate Change Council to ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The American public will once again be able to visit the crown of the Statue of Liberty, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks for safety and security reasons, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today suspended all activities related to the implementation of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending completion of a comprehensive analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau today announced that BOEM will hold the first-ever ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the designation of the A.P. Tureaud, Sr. Home as the fifth historic site within the African American Civil Rights Network. Secretary Zinke was joined by the family of Alexander Pierre (A.P.) Tureaud, Sr. A.P. Tureaud made major contributions to advancing the goals of the African-American Civil Rights Movement as a preeminent civil rights attorney in Louisiana.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Due to the success of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First energy strategy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that the Department of the Interior will not lower royalty rates for future offshore oil and gas lease sales at this time.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: DENVER, Colo. – Following the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will headline the Governor's Forum on Colorado Agriculture on Thursday, February 14.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke celebrated the National Park Service's 101st birthday by visiting America's most-frequented National Park: the Great Smoky Mountains. The Secretary also went to the Blue Ridge Parkway. At the two locations, he learned about and toured deferred maintenance backlog projects and met with Park leadership.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. – On Friday, Aug. 26, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service by joining U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, St. Paul Mayor ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho and Hanford Reach National Monument in Washington are no longer under review and the Secretary will recommend that no modifications should be made to the monuments. The monuments were ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--The USGS has made its long-term historical remote sensing data and graphics about biological life-cycle events available to the public at no charge on the web, Secretary of the Interior Salazar announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: HAMPTON, VA- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today toured Fort Monroe before holding a public listening session with community leaders and stakeholders regarding plans for preserving the historic site and soon-to-be abandoned military post.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today outlined the path forward for future offshore wind leasing to meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – In honor of National African American History Month, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and NPS Deputy Director Peggy O’Dell will host events at national parks across the country during February. As part the Every Kid in a ...
