News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today presented a Partners in Conservation Award to the Weaverville Community Forest Stewardship Project for their work in the town of Weaverville and on more than 1,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management public lands in northern California.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Obama's designation of five new national monuments yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will travel to each of the sites over the coming days to celebrate with local officials and community stakeholders who have worked to secure recognition for these national crown jewels.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SEATTLE – On Thursday, Aug. 18, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Seattle Mayor Ed ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today presented a Partners in Conservation Award to the Flower Garden Banks Long-Term Monitoring program for their long-standing commitment to the protection of the Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico, the northernmost coral reef communities in the western hemisphere.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Cody, Wyo. - Today the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Agriculture announced their support for the State of Wyoming’s wildlife migration strategy, which is designed to improve outcomes for wildlife, honor private landowner rights, and preserve multiple-use opportunities. The announcement comes ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FL – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy, Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball, Chairman of the Board of the South Florida National Parks Trust Neal McAliley, and other local officials to ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to rural communities , U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced more than 1,900 local governments around the country are receiving a total of $451.6 million under the 2016 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Under initiatives announced today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy development, fund environmental studies, open new solar energy permitting offices and speed reviews of industry proposals.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: MEXICO CITY, MX – At the third round of the U.S.-Mexico High-level Economic Dialogue (HLED), U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today signed agreements with her Mexican counterparts to strengthen ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Interior Department today released additional information about the upcoming virtual forum regarding the federal oil and gas program, including the public’s viewing options and ability to submit written input to inform Interior’s review.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Bureau of Reclamation's Initial 2010 Central Valley Project (CVP) Water Supply Forecast and steps the United States government is taking to seek additional water supplies for drought-stricken farmers. Snowpack and runoff forecasts are significantly improved over the past three years and, if current weather patterns continue, California may have an “average” or better water year.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the members of a newly created federal advisory committee who will provide guidance about the Interior Department's climate change adaptation science initiatives.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The President's 2010 Budget includes $12 billion for the Department of the Interior to undertake initiatives to promote energy security with a focus on clean renewable sources and strategies to address climate change, protect and preserve America's national parks and public lands, strengthen Native American communities, enhance outdoor opportunities for young people, and conserve wetlands and wildlife habitat.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Lakewood, CO -- At a meeting today with the Governors from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland discussed a path forward regarding the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf population.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will offer opening remarks tomorrow at a panel discussion on climate change impacts facing three Pacific island nations freely associated with the United States. Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia'aina and Interior's Office of Insular Affairs are hosting the dialogue.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will attend the launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday, Feb. 11. The launch is scheduled for 10:02 a.m. PST.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the 50th anniversary of the National Natural Landmarks Program this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has designated Lake Shasta Caverns, a pristine cave in northern California, and Ice Mountain, an unusual geological phenomenon called glacière talus in West Virginia, as national natural landmarks.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: GRAND CANYON, ARIZ. – On Tuesday, July 26, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will hold a media availability to discuss her visit to Grand Canyon National Park. National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, NPS Regional Director Sue Masica and recently appointed Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz will also participate.
