News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: FORT COLLINS, CO – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today visited the Incident Command Post for the High Park Fire in Colorado, where he met firefighters and volunteers who are battling the fire, thanked them for their service, and emphasized that safety is the key priority as they work to contain the fire and protect human life and property.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today appointed 21 primary and 20 alternate members to an advisory committee that will guide and oversee implementation of the United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI). Convened under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 7, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will be in New Jersey to deliver keynote remarks at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER 2014 Conference in Atlantic City. In the afternoon, Secretary Jewell will tour Cape May National Wildlife Refuge.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO – A federal court in Chicago has ruled a Lincolnshire provider of employee benefit services must comply immediately with a U.S. Department of Labor administrative subpoena seeking documents for an Employee Benefits Security Administration investigation of unauthorized distributions from employee benefit accounts.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join California state and local leaders and industry officials at the formal dedication ceremony for the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm. The solar project is one of the nation's largest solar projects that is now delivering clean, renewable energy to American consumers.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Court-ordered process of notifying individuals of their right to participate in the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement is underway.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) recently awarded the Department of the Interior their Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting, the group's highest form of recognition in Federal government management reporting. This follows on the Interior Department receiving, for the 14th consecutive year, a favorable audit opinion from KPMG LLP (KPMG), an independent certified public accounting firm and the Department's external auditor.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced that more than 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $514.7 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Katharine MacGregor to be the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior with a 58-38 vote. MacGregor has been serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff exercising the authority of the Deputy Secretary since May of 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: DENVER, CO- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper today formalized an agreement to implement conservation and recreation projects throughout the Denver and Front Range metropolitan area. Today's action builds on President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative to support locally-driven projects and strengthen economies and communities with greater access to open spaces and outdoor recreation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued the following statement today on the passing of Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate William Perry Pendley to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt applauded the action.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR- Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation's second National Blueway. Hayes was joined by Senator Mark Pryor, Congressman Tim Griffin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Terrence ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Interior Department today announced its approval of California's plan for the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), a major step toward providing more than $24.7 million in federal grant money to the state and 17 of its coastal counties. The approval of California's plan allows the state to submit grant applications for projects involving conservation, restoration, and protection of natural coastal resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today released the Department's Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2017 that shows for the first time in several years, economic growth and jobs supported by federal lands both increased. According to the report, under President Donald J. Trump and ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today praised President Obama's intent to nominate Janice M. Schneider as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Schneider would oversee Interior agencies and initiatives for the sustainable management of our public lands and offshore waters and the associated federal energy and mineral resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today the issuance of more than $28 million to 18 counties in western Oregon as a part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension. The funding will go directly to the counties, supporting investments in education, infrastructure, public safety, health services and other critical expenditures made by these jurisdictions.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON –The Department of the Interior today announced additional members of agency leadership working to steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice, and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, today approved $23.8 million in grants for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to conserve or restore almost 135,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama's comprehensive plan to move our economy toward domestic clean energy sources and begin to slow the effects of climate change, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau today announced ...
