WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Nov. 10, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird will hold a press conference call to announce a major milestone for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP), an innovative, landscape-level conservation and renewable energy planning effort in California.
The plan – which covers 22.5 million acres in seven counties across the California desert and can accommodate up to 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy – is a major step in addressing President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources.
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management worked with key federal and state partners and a diverse range of stakeholders to complete a Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement, both of which will serve as a future foundation of the DRECP.
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources
Neil Kornze, Director, Bureau of Land Management
Karen Douglas, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
What:
Press conference call to discuss Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
When:
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. EST
Media:
Credentialed members of the media who wish to join this call should dial 1-800-857-5138 and enter the passcode 5223244.
Source: Department of Interior
