News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Main Interior Building - Sidney Yates Auditorium
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: NEW YORK – On Monday, Aug. 22, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will begin a nationwide tour of National Park Service (NPS) sites to commemorate the agency’s Centennial year. . Secretary Jewell, U.S. Congresswoman Nita Lowey and ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: President Donald Trump proclaimed February as National African American History Month , and the Department of the Interior has led numerous events to celebrate African American heritage and will continue to do so throughout the rest of the month. From honoring leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Union ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s nationwide tour to highlight the progress that has been made during the last eight years to restore the nation-to-nation relationship with Native Americans and Alaska Natives, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor joined leaders of the Navajo Nation today to announce that sales from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) have exceeded $1 billion.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior today announced two new rules that will help improve drilling safety by strengthening requirements for safety equipment, well control systems, and blowout prevention practices on offshore oil and gas operations, and improve workplace safety by reducing the risk of human error.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. Department of the Interior will kick off its “United We Serve” Initiative and Outdoor Youth Mentoring Program with a Youth Service Day in Golden Gate National Parks on Thursday, June 25. As part of President Obama's “United We Serve,” a national call for all Americans to do volunteer service in their communities from June 22-Sept. 11, the public is invited to eight sites in San Francisco and Marin County this Thursday.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Images derived from classified materials are now available to the public through the US Geological Survey's website to support environmental analysis of global climate-related science, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Byram woman pleaded guilty to embezzling mail, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Scott Pierce, Inspector in Charge with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON. Lewis and Clark Discovery Trail . The Lewis and Clark Discovery Trail is an 8.5-mile, mostly paved hiking and biking trail located on southwestern Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. The trail traverses’ beaches, grassy dunes, transitional wetlands and forest groves. The trail also offers the ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today issued a Secretarial Order directing the Department of the Interior and its bureaus to take timely actions to help address the effects of drought and climate change on California’s water supply and imperiled wildlife.
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: FOREIGN SECRETARY OMAMO: Well, may I begin by just extending to you again another warm welcome to Kenya. We are so delighted to host you on your maiden visit to Africa in your capacity as Secretary of State. We’re really greatly honored that you chose to start here, and I think that is an affirmation of the depth and the scope of the relationship that Kenya and the United States of America enjoy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – In response to President Obama’s call to improve efficiency in government buildings and operations, the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced its strategic space plan for the Denver Federal Center (DFC), a joint initiative with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The plan is designed to improve the quality of work life for federal employees and to make more economical use of space for the future.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the formation of a new Missing & Murdered Unit (MMU) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS) to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC –The National Park Service formally welcomed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as America's 395th national park on August 28 – the 48th anniversary of Dr. King's “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park Service also emphasized ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: AUGUSTA, ME - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke visited Connecticut and New Hampshire on the first day of his four-day trip through New England.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will make her first official visit to Asia from Nov. 15-18, where she will meet with government officials and business leaders in Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today approved the Calico Solar Project, the fifth large-scale solar energy project ever approved on U.S. public lands. Proposed by Tessera Solar of Texas, the Calico Solar Project could produce over 663.5 megawatts of renewable energy, or enough to power 200,000 to 500,000 American homes. Located in San Bernardino County, California, the project is expected to generate more than 500 new jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation is making $50 million in funds available immediately for drought relief projects throughout the West -including nearly $20 million for California's Central Valley Project.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a series of actions to ensure that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) conserves birds today and into the future. Tomorrow in the Federal Register, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will make public a final rule to revoke the January ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Just days before the release of a 50-state report outlining some of the country's most promising ways to reconnect Americans to the natural world, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted two projects in the state of Pennsylvania that will be included in the final report - ...