News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced a new theme study, as part of the National Park Service Heritage Initiative that will identify places and events associated with the story of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans for inclusion in the parks and programs of the agency.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – In an important step toward providing access to the world class and strategically important Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska, the Department of the Interior has issued two decisions that authorize a right-of-way for a state of Alaska mining service road across Federally-managed ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: MIAMI, FLA- As part of the Interior Department's bold youth initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards and inspire millions of young adults to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell this week officially launched a nationwide effort ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today reported that the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service are working quickly, and in close coordination with state and local partners, to evaluate the potential inclusion of Fort Monroe in the National Park System. Fort Monroe was closed today as an active military installation.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed Secretary's Order 3379 ordering the temporary cessation of non-emergency unmanned aircraft systems fleet operations.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will acquire the 600-acre ET Ranch to increase access for hunters, hikers, and backpackers to the Santa Teresa Wilderness Area in Arizona. The acquisition was hailed by Anglers United, AZ ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo -- Today, the Department of the Interior announced three new actions by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service to aggressively increase broadband internet access in rural communities and reduce wildfire risks. Deputy Secretary Katharine MacGregor made the announcement at the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: Date: Jan. 10, 2017. Contacts: Interior_press@ios.doi.gov. Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann (Columbia University), jas2453@sipa.columbia.edu. NEW YORK – On Wednesday, Jan. 11, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will participate in the Energy Leaders Forum at Columbia University’s Center on Global ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of South Dakota that will allow Mount Rushmore National Memorial to re-open and temporarily operate during the government shutdown.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior's projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Rhode Island. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $119,000 in Rhode Island as part of the recovery plan signed by ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, N.V. – Department of the Interior will undertake an important experimental initiative to improve the management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today during the Colorado River Water Users Association conference.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Department of Defense and Bureau of Land Management officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 for a major announcement on the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Line.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior's projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Alabama. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $9.7 million in Alabama as part of the recovery plan signed ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today applauded the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a bold legislative package that will help address the public health and economic crises that continue to impact the American people. The ARP contains several provisions that fund Interior initiatives and benefit the communities we directly serve, including Tribal governments and schools.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other leaders to highlight progress made to restore the Los Angeles River Watershed and call attention to projects underway to transform it into a model urban waterway and park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: RICHMOND, Va.- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $4 million in Land and Water Conservation Funds to acquire and preserve an additional 385 acres at Richmond National Battlefield Park. The announcement coincides with the National Park Service's 150th anniversary commemoration of the Civil War and comes as part of the Obama administration's effort to significantly boost tourism and travel in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees, representing five Gulf States, the U.S. Department of the Interior and three other federal agencies, proposed a draft plan for damage assessment and restoration in the Gulf region affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Following today's release of the Obama Administration's National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (The Service) will implement a U.S. ban on commercial trade of elephant ivory. This ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development – Indian Affairs George T. Skibine today announced funding totals for the 12 Indian Affairs regions for projects targeting federally recognized tribes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Overall, ...
