News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: The Department of the Interior today invited proposals on grants.gov to host DOI Climate Science Centers (CSCs) in the Northeast, South Central, and Pacific regions. These CSCs are the last three in a network of eight existing or planned centers around the nation that will serve as regional hubs of the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, Brevard County, and the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing to replenish portions of the shoreline in Brevard County, Florida. BOEM and its partners signed two separate agreements ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in an Earth Day speech at a wind turbine tower manufacturing plant, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized a long-awaited framework for renewable energy production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The framework establishes ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today designated six new national natural landmarks in four western states that are home to unique natural treasures including hanging gardens, fossil footprints and rare Palouse prairie.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland today joined officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District to break ground today on a 1-mile bridge on the Tamiami Trail, a key component of on-going efforts to revive the Everglades.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Prepared by the Joint Information Center
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued the following statement on the status of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement after the U.S. Congress adjourned for the year without acting on the settlement.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Published by: The Denver Post . By: Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt. . Last year’s wildfire season was one of the worst on record as more than 58,000 wildfires burned more than 8.8 million acres across the United States. Nearly 26,000 structures were destroyed - more than double the previous annual ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks today at the National Press Club, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out a strong agenda to strengthen our economy and ensure that we pass along our nation's rich conservation legacy to the next generation – a path forward that includes balanced development and engaging and employing youth on our public lands.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – On May 8, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that beginning this July 4, the American public will once again be able to visit the crown of the Statue of Liberty, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks for safety and security reasons. Beginning at 10 a.m. ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke celebrated the 101st birthday of the National Park Service (NPS) today with employees, volunteers, and youth corps members while visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined Chinese officials at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park to announce that two giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, will remain at the zoo under a new agreement to support breeding, research and conservation efforts by the two countries.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Army informed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Energy Transfer Partners, and Dakota Access, LLC, that it has completed the review that it launched on September 9, 2016. The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the Great ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior hosted the inaugural meeting of the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group this week in Washington, D.C. The group has been convened as a Federal Advisory Committee that will pilot a new approach to participatory ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO -- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, and state and city officials and other partners today broke ground on the ‘Park over the Highway' project, the first component of the CityArchRiver 2015 initiative to revitalize and improve access to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, home of the Gateway Arch.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke participated in Day Two of his five-day trip to the Western United States. Secretary Zinke began the day hiking with members of both the Vet Voice Foundation, a veterans ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: HOPE, AR – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined President Bill Clinton to formally dedicate the new President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site. Joining in the ceremony were Congressman Mike Ross, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Will Shafroth, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, and Superintendent Laura A. Miller.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Ring in spring with a visit to a national park during National Park Week, April 15 through 23. Throughout the country, hundreds of programs and events will encourage visitors to explore new places and enjoy new experiences. More information is available at www.nationalparkweek.org.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Advancing President Trump’s agenda to promote energy independence and economic growth, the Department of the Interior will publish a proposed rule to amend portions of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue’s (ONRR) regulations. The proposal would eliminate complexity and bring greater clarity and certainty for our public and private partners.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: HOUSTON, TX – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver keynote remarks on Monday, April 20, at IHS Energy CERAWeek. The annual conference is an international gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, and leaders from the technology, financial, and industrial communities. This year's theme is “Turning Point: Energy's New World.”
