News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched an ethics reform initiative aimed at restoring the public's trust and ensuring that taxpayers are getting a fair value from public resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC –Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will distribute $32 million to two North Dakota water projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today joined members of Congress, local elected officials, and community members from the Upper Arkansas River Valley in applauding the President's designation of Browns Canyon National Monument.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor announced more than $30 million in funding through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Title XVI program for seven projects that will provide clean water to California communities and promote water and energy efficiency. Today’s announcement comes ahead of the Deputy Secretary’s trip to California next week, where he will participate in meetings regarding Bay-Delta water issues.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that BOEMRE will hold the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ATLANTA – On Saturday, Sept. 28, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe and hundreds of volunteers at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, Georgia, to commemorate the 20th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today presented the 2021 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Medallion Award to 849 employers from across the nation at a virtual ceremony. The annual awards recognize employers across the nation for their investment in recruiting, employing and retaining veterans.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON, Texas – Visiting the Energy Capital of the World, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today lauded the advanced power transmission and distribution technology adopted by CenterPoint Energy Houston, a regional utility that received a $200 million federal grant to spur its deployment of a Smart Grid that will improve efficiency and help area consumers manage and control their electricity usage.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt released the following statement on California’s lawsuit against the Central Valley Project :
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly today announced a $43 million financial assistance agreement for design and construction of a portion of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The leaders broke ground in June on the historic project, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. – On the heels of the Obama Administration's recently announced goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 – 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025 , U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze today visited oil ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today announced a joint initiative to raise awareness about retaliation issues when workers exercise their protected labor rights.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK CITY – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today signed an unprecedented agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and the City of New York Department of Parks of Recreation – spelling out ways the two agencies will cooperatively ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – On Wednesday, March 13, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will make a significant announcement regarding renewable energy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird today announced the final environmental review of an innovative landscape-scale blueprint to support renewable energy development and conservation on 10 million acres of federal public lands, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – On Friday, Jan. 13, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor will join with tribes and Members of Congress to celebrate the enactment of four historic Indian water rights settlements that will benefit nine tribes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ALEXANDRIA, VA – Marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell tomorrow will join Members of Congress, local officials and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation at National Park Service's Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Virginia to launch a $100 million Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 17, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver remarks at a dedication ceremony for the Palmer Bayou Boardwalk at Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Liberty, Texas. Jewell will be joined by American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President and Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Chairman of the Board Richard L. Trumka.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior today released a Sustainability Plan that outlines Department-wide goals and strategies to meet or exceed environmental and energy performance requirements as directed by President Barack Obama. The White House announced the Department's “Strategic Sustainability ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – In response to increased violence committed against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, including the tragic shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland released the following statement:
