News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: BOISE, IDAHO – On Wednesday, Oct. 14, officials from the Department of the Interior’s Office of Aviation Services ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Palm Desert, Calif. – As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BALTIMORE, Md. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, White House Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes and local partners to announce that Baltimore has been chosen as one of 50 cities nationwide to participate in the Obama Administration's initiative to connect a new generation to the great outdoors.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Martha Williams, nominee to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the Department of the Interior.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joined by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Florida's Republican Governor Charlie Crist, and Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today underscored President Obama's commitment to restoring the Florida Everglades, calling the unprecedented initiative a national priority requiring continuing commitment and bi-partisan support.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: YORKTOWN, Va. – As part of the Joining Forces initiative to support our nation's service members and their families, several U.S. government agencies announced an annual pass to active duty service members and their dependents, granting free access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and other public lands around the nation in the coming years.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANACORTES, WA -- During his second visit to the Anacortes area today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar heard growing support and enthusiasm from local community members to create the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area (NCA). Home to bald eagles, orca whales, harbor seals and other rare ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Alliance to Save Energy, Russell Senate Office Building
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NEV-- During the annual Colorado River Water Users Association Conference today, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle announced the release of a report on the effectiveness of the Department of the Interior's national WaterSMART Program as demonstrated by its work within the Colorado River Basin. The report can be found at www.usbr.gov/watersmart.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON. Washington. Washington. State of Washington Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation - $50,000. Grant funds will inventory and nominate historic properties with the experience of Washington’s Hispanic and Latino communities. They will also examine the experience through historic context ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that he has selected Alan Gilbert, an experienced energy and environmental lawyer and former Solicitor General of Colorado, as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the Rocky Mountains and Southwest.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District in West Virginia will pay a $518,400 penalty, make extensive improvements to its sewer and stormwater systems, and implement a state-directed supplemental environmental project valued at $1.14 million under a settlement with federal and state authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 will be held at the National Mall's West Potomac Park, on the banks of the Potomac River along the path between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Specifically, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced a far-reaching agreement to support the conservation of greater sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems in parts of 11 Western states.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – In accordance with Secretarial Order 3350, which implements President Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, the Department of the Interior today announced it will move forward to resume its evaluation of applications from six companies seeking permits to conduct geological and geophysical (G&G) activities in the Atlantic Ocean in order to resume their evaluation, upon the grant of the remand by the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey announced today that the BLM will take a fresh look at commercial oil shale rules and plans issued under the previous Administration and, if necessary, update them based on the latest research and technologies, to account for expected water demands in the arid West and to ensure they provide a fair return to taxpayer.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BRIGHTON, Colo. – The U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture today announced more than $47 million in investments to help water districts and producers ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Due to the success of conservation efforts and collaboration among a variety of stakeholders, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced today that the Yellowstone population of the grizzly bear has been recovered to the point where federal protections can be removed and overall ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As the White House Tribal Youth Gathering commences in Washington, the Department of the Interior today announced that an additional $2 million has been transferred to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund, bringing the total amount contributed so far to $19.5 million. The Scholarship Fund ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke issued an independent review of the Chimney Tops 2 Fire that burned 11,410 acres in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in November 2016 and merged with other area fires, which caused 14 deaths and millions of dollars in damage in the Gatlinburg area.
