News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the second annual report of the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) , a global initiative for governments and companies to publicly disclose revenues paid and received for development of oil, gas, mining and ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The Response to the Oil Spill: UPDATED 5/1/10
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BLOOMINGTON, Mn – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted more than $286,000 in projects at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge funded under President Obama's economic recovery package that will create jobs and economic growth in Minnesota. Overall, the Department of the Interior is investing more than $11 million across Minnesota in projects in wildlife refuges, national park units, and on tribal lands.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke welcomed three new hires to the Department in the Office of the Solicitor, the Office of Communications, and the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs. The new additions bring a combination of Congressional, Executive Branch, and private sector experience.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed an amendment to the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Agreement, along with the governors of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, committing resources to extend the program through Dec. 31, 2032. The Platte River Recovery ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -The White House today announced the intent to nominate the following officials to serve at the Department of the Interior:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today applauded President Obama's intent to nominate Esther Puakela Kia'aina to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that all 392 national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 17 to 25. Parks will also offer additional family friendly activities and special offers on tours, lodging, food, and souvenirs. A listing of parks and promotions is available at www.nps.gov/npweek.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Obama's designation of five new national monuments on Monday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is continuing to travel to each of the states to celebrate with local officials and community stakeholders who have worked to secure recognition for these national crown jewels. Over the coming days, Secretary Salazar will travel to New Mexico, Washington State, and Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Trump Administration hosted the first meeting of the Task Force for Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes (Task Force) at the United States Department of the Interior chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Originally Published by Las Vegas Sun
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor announced today that the Interior Department has signed agreements with three tribes – the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, and the Pala Band of Mission Indians in California – to guide implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - After years of advocacy by community members and with strong Congressional support, President Trump authorized the establishment of Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, when he signed the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017. Today, U.S. Secretary of the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today initiated the first ever drill designed to deploy critical pieces of state-of-the-art well control equipment to the ultra-deep seabed of the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to exercise the oil and gas industry's response to a potential ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the Administration's commitment to developing America's domestic energy resources safely and responsibly and exploring the potential of frontier areas such as the Arctic, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the findings of a Departmental review of Shell's 2012 Arctic operations, which will help guide the conduct and oversight of future Arctic exploration.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: DENVER – On Tuesday, June 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell will discuss the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires in the United States – particularly in the West – and announce preparations by both agencies ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Geological Survey has finalized an innovative new methodology to assess the potential for storing carbon dioxide in underground formations and will use it to begin an assessment of U.S. potential for geologic carbon sequestration, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Daniel M. Ashe as the 16th Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ashe, a career employee of the agency, will assume his duties immediately.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has approved routes for segments of the Gateway West electric transmission line project on public lands in southwestern Idaho, connecting previously authorized routes in southern Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will improve the nation’s energy infrastructure and boost the economy in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
