News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SOUTHERN NEVADA – As part of President Obama’s commitment to protect the nation’s significant outdoor spaces for the benefit of future generations, U.S. Secretary of the Interior ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANNAPOLIS, MD-Joined by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today designated four water trails as new historic connecting components of the existing Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Please see below for a statement from the Department of the Interior:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE-Wrapping up a trip to Alaska, Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes today highlighted several initiatives underway to spur development of our nation's domestic energy resources, including federal task force efforts to help harness Alaska's renewable and conventional energy ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, December 6, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver keynote remarks at the Western Governors' Association winter meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Secretary Jewell will discuss the importance of public lands to support local economies through outdoor recreation, conservation, travel and tourism, and responsible energy development.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANACORTES, WA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined local, tribal, and federal leaders today to dedicate San Juan Islands National Monument, a beautiful archipelago of more than 450 islands, rocks, and pinnacles in the northern reaches of Washington's Puget Sound.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $20 million to the Rocky Boys North Central Rural Water project in north central Montana under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today signed a Secretarial Order that will lead to the fundamental restructuring of the Minerals Management Service and the division of its three conflicting missions into separate entities with independent missions.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Just days before the release of a 50-state report outlining some of the country's most promising ways to reconnect Americans to the natural world, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted two projects in the state of Kentucky that will be included in the final report - representing ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL – A Gainesville roofing contractor learned it must pay its employees for all of the time they work, including pre-shift prep work and post-shift work at day’s end, following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland spent several days in New Mexico this week to discuss issues of land conservation and energy development with Tribal leaders and other stakeholders in the Chaco Canyon region. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Newland ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt addressed the Colorado River Water Users Association’s annual conference today in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he praised basin leaders for reaching historic agreements this year to protect dependable water for the 40 million people who rely on ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the establishment of a national committee to guide and oversee U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI), a voluntary, global initiative designed to increase transparency, strengthen the accountability ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney and Gila River Indian Community (Community) Governor Stephen Lewis signed a lease for the Gila Crossing Community School, the Community’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) K-8 school located ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – 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 Jewell on Wednesday will make a major announcement surrounding Phase I of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, an innovative, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: On December 8, 2009 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the Open Government Directive , instructing federal agencies to take specific steps to increase transparency, participation and collaboration in government.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined Wilma Lewis, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey in launching a national year-long celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) inspectors have reported no sign of pollution coming from Mariner Energy Resources's Vermilion 380 platform during an initial inspection of the facility today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: PORTLAND, ORE. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell next week will travel to Oregon to promote the outdoor recreation economy and give the keynote address at the Oregon Business Association’s (OBA) Annual Statesman Dinner, where U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will be honored as the 2015 Statesman of the Year.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, June 3, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will hold a news media teleconference to make an announcement regarding renewable energy projects on public lands. Secretary Jewell will be joined by Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze. Credentialed members of the media can participate in the teleconference by calling 1-800-857-9682 and entering the passcode INTERIOR.
