News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of President Obama’s 7th annual White House Tribal Nations Conference, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn today announced that the Department of the Interior has expanded leasing provisions to give Indian landowners greater ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Prepared by the Joint Information Center
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Saying the nation needs sound scientific information to develop energy resources in the right places and the right ways, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department's strategy for gathering environmental, ecological and technical information to inform decisions on oil and gas development in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in the Arctic Ocean.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today named Alexander Wade Barker and LindaLee “Cissy” Kuuleinai Farm to serve on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Committee, which monitors and reviews the return of Native American human remains and cultural objects to descendents and tribes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk today issued decisions on four tribal gaming applications in California and New Mexico, determining that two of the proposed gaming sites meet the legal and regulatory requirements and two do not.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis participated in a public meeting ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration today announced a new interagency conservation agreement to protect western water supplies, power generation, outdoor recreation and aquatic ecosystems by strengthening efforts to combat invasive mussels.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today issued two Secretarial Orders to prioritize action on climate change throughout the Department and to restore transparency and integrity in the Department’s decision-making processes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced the settlement of a variety of complex technical and procedural issues for the Cushman Hydroelectric Project in Tacoma, Washington. The issues have made this one of the longest-running relicensing proceedings in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission history.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan , Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued the following statement today on the release of the Interagency Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions :
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Excluding the United States, the world holds an estimated 565 billion barrels (bbo) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil; 5,606 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional natural gas; and 167 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids (NGL), according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today released the following statement applauding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to permit ConocoPhillips' Alpine Satellite Development Plan (CD-5) in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. With the issuance of a final permit today, the construction of pipelines and a bridge over the Nigliq Channel of the Colville River will move forward.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of the Interior and Justice today announced the next steps in implementing of the Not Invisible Act, including the publication of a solicitation for nominations of non-federal members to join the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission will focus on reducing violent crimes ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump Administration released, “A Federal Strategy to Ensure a Reliable Supply of Critical Minerals ,” to make America’s economy and defense more secure. The strategy directs the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to locate domestic supplies of those minerals, ensure access to information necessary for the study and production of minerals, and expedite permitting for minerals projects.
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: The Governments of the Republic of Kenya and the United States of America held the second session of the Kenya - United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Nairobi on Nov. 17, 2021. Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Raychelle Omamo and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Remarks of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The major national groups that coordinate the battle against invasive species today announced the 2013 National Invasive Species Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the dedication and collaborative efforts of local, state and federal officials; private citizens; and volunteers in preventing and controlling invasive species.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In a continuing effort to improve transparency and openness at the Department of the Interior, Secretary Salazar announced that he is launching four new web tools that will help Americans connect with the nation's heritage, natural resources, and cultures.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Senior policy officials from the Department of the Army, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Florida, including the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PRIMM, Nevada – As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above approach to energy, today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar “flipped the switch” on the Enbridge Silver State North solar project, the first large-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands to deliver power to American consumers.
