News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today praised President Obama's intent to nominate Rhea S. Suh as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Suh would oversee and coordinate policy decisions for the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Originally Published by: The Albuquerque Journal
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – On Tuesday, Sept. 22, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will make a major announcement related to the historic conservation effort for the greater sage-grouse. The long-term decline of the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush habitat has sparked an unprecedented collaborative, science-based conservation effort across 11 western states.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Richard Lee Edgell, of Belmont, Ohio, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.-Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered the keynote address at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) annual North American Offshore Wind Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON –– U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $11.69 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 from energy production on federal and American Indian-owned lands and offshore areas. This represents ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – To encourage Americans to explore America's natural beauty, rich history and culture, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the National Park Service will waive admission fees on 17 days in 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Edited 22 March 2011. BOULDER, CO - Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced plans to make the Department of the Interior the permanent manager of the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites. . “Bringing the Landsat satellite mission under USGS is not only the best scientific and ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – In another step to fulfill President Obama's commitment to strengthen Indian communities, the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) has sent purchase offers to nearly 16,000 individual landowners with fractionated ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced a schedule of public meetings to gather comments on a comprehensive environmental analysis that has identified proposed ‘solar energy zones' on public lands in the west most suitable for environmentally sound, utility-scale solar energy production.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: On April 20, 2010, tragedy struck the Gulf coast. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the lives and livelihoods of many across the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The economic and environmental damage was substantial, and the 11 lives lost that day will never be forgotten. A decade later, much progress has been made, and the Trump Administration has helped lead the restoration, prevention and preparedness efforts in the Gulf.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: Hello everyone, it’s great to be here with all of you. Thank you, Chasity, for that kind introduction.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The winds, rains, flooding and landslides of the 2017 hurricane season have been historic, but so have the generous and brave efforts of Department of the Interior employees. From the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Texas, Florida, the Southeast and other areas along the East Coast, hundreds of Interior employees are helping respond to the record-breaking devastation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Janice M. Schneider to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today recognized three new collaborative landscape partnerships across the country where ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama Administration released a National Ocean Policy action plan to address the most pressing challenges facing ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The draft requests comments on actions the Federal Government will take to improve the health of the ocean, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Originally Published by: Anchorage Daily News
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Site of Flight 93 Memorial, Shanksvilles, Pennsylvania
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department has added an additional $24.2 million to a previously awarded $8.8 million grant to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to reimburse construction costs for improvements to LA Highway 1. This state highway is essential for transporting offshore oil and gas supplies to and from Louisiana's Port Fourchon.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to the safe and responsible development of offshore resources, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will travel to Houston, Texas on Wednesday to attend the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference. Secretary Jewell will tour the exhibition ...
