News Releases

2014
05/12/14

Secretary Jewell Celebrates Re-Opening of Washington Monument After Extensive Repair of Earthquake Damage

05/06/14Secretary Jewell, CAL FIRE Team Up to Raise Awareness in California as Wildfire Season Gets Under Way
05/01/14Cost of Fighting Wildfires in 2014 Projected to be Hundreds of Millions of Dollars over Amount Available
04/09/14Obama Administration Outlines New Strategy to Better Protect Communities, Businesses and Public and Private Lands from the Threat of Wildland Fire Ahead of 2014 Fire Season
03/11/14Secretary Jewell Underscores Administration Support for California During Historic Drought
01/24/14

Geospatial Site Provides Ongoing Awareness of Natural Hazards

2013
12/06/13Secretary Jewell Praises Major Milestone in Gulf Coast Recovery and Restoration During Visit to Louisiana
11/18/13Secretary Jewell Announces $8.7 Million for Conservation, Wildfire Prevention and Recreation Projects in Nevada
11/15/13Obama Administration's National Drought Resilience Partnership to Help Communities Prepare for Drought
10/29/13Secretary Jewell Launches $100 Million Hurricane Sandy Competitive Grant Program
10/24/13Secretary Jewell Announces $162 Million for 45 Projects to Protect Atlantic Coast Communities from Future Storms
07/04/13Secretary Jewell, Mayor Bloomberg Celebrate Fourth of July with Reopening of Statue of Liberty for the First Time since Hurricane Sandy
07/03/13Readout of Secretary Jewell’s Visit to Fire Incident Command Posts in Arizona
07/01/13Statement by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on the Wildfire in Arizona
05/30/13Secretary Jewell Announces Youth Corps to Help Restore New York New Jersey Parks after Hurricane Sandy
05/7/13Interior Announces $475 Million in Hurricane Sandy Relief
05/2/13Interior Applauds Next Step in Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Trustees - BP Agreement for $600 Million in Gulf Restoration Projects
2012
07/3/12Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires - FEMA provides additional Fire Management Assistance Grants for Utah,Wyoming
07/2/12Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires - FEMA provides additional Fire Management Assistance Grant for Wyoming
07/1/12Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires
06/30/12Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires - FEMA provides two additional Fire Management Assistance Grants for Utah, Wyoming
06/30/12Federal Wildland Fire-Fighting Agencies Further Strengthen Preparedness, Prevention in Advance of July 4th Holiday
06/29/12Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires - President Obama approves disaster declaration for Colorado making additional resources available
06/28/12Federal Partners Commit Additional Resources to Combat Western Wildfires - U.S. Military heightens support to fight wildfires; FEMA provides additional Fire Management Assistance Grants
06/27/12UPDATE: Federal Partners Continue to Support State and Local Partners as They Fight Wildfires - National Preparedness Level Raised to 4; Heightened response to fighting Waldo Canyon fire today
06/25/12Federal partners continue to support state and local partners as they fight wildfires - USDA, DOI, FEMA continue to provide firefighters, aircraft, and federal grants to support local partners combating fires, 4 air tankers, 450 firefighters supporting Waldo Canyon effort in Colorado
06/14/12Readout of Secretary Salazar’s Visit to Fire Incident Command Post for the High Park Fire in Colorado
06/04/12Statement by Secretary Salazar on the White Rock Fire
04/18/12Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Announce Major Progress in Gulf Restoration Effort
04/11/12Is the Recent Increase in Felt Earthquakes in the Central US Natural or Manmade?
01/06/12Salazar Creates Science Group to Bolster Preparedness for Potential Future Environmental Crises
2011
12/14/11Salazar Lauds Proposed Early Restoration Projects Under Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment
12/14/11Secretary Salazar and Director Watson Respond to NAE-NRC Report on the Deepwater Horizon Blowout
12/05/11Statement by Secretary Salazar on the final strategy of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force released today
10/05/11Secretary Salazar Praises Release of Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Strategy for Public Review
09/15/11USGS Scientist Honored with Prestigious Federal Employee of the Year Medal for Role in Ending Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
04/28/11Secretary Salazar, Director Abbey Join Congressman Simpson in Emphasizing Safety, Preparedness for 2011 Fire Season
04/21/11NRDA Trustees Announce $1 Billion Agreement to Fund Early Gulf Coast Restoration Projects
04/20/11Statement by Secretary Salazar Marking One-Year Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
03/28/11Departments of Interior and Agriculture Improve Wildland Fire Management
03/16/11Interior Improves Overall Performance in FY2010 While Delivering Coordinated Response to Gulf Oil Spill
02/19/11Federal Natural Resource Trustees announce next step in BP Deepwater Horizon spill Gulf restoration
2010
11/17/10Secretary Salazar's and Director Bromwich's Statements on NAE-NRC's Interim Report on the Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
09/29/10Resource Restoration Planning Process Begins for BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
09/27/10Secretary Salazar Testifies on Reform, Response and Recovery Efforts for Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill
09/22/10Secretaries Salazar and Chu Convene Federal, Industry Officials to Discuss Deepwater Blowout Containment
09/19//10Statement of Secretaries Salazar and Chu on the Permanent Plugging of Macondo well
08/26/10Science Article Describes Innovative Scenario-Building Technique that is Assisting Planning for Recovery from BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
08/19/10Top Administration Officials Meet with Gulf Coast Damage Assessment Trustees; Visit Delta National Wildlife Refuge
08/03/10Sea turtle hatchlings relocated from the Gulf of Mexico's oil spill area released into the Atlantic Ocean
08/02/10U.S. Scientific Teams Refine Estimates of Oil Flow from BP's Well Prior to Capping
07/19/10Director Bromwich to Host Public Meetings Nationwide to Discuss Deepwater Drilling Safety, Containment and Spill Response
07/14/10Salazar, Bromwich Visit Gulf Coast, Encourage Interior Employees in Fight to Protect Communities, Coasts, and Wildlife
06/17/10Secretaries Vilsack and Salazar Announce Readiness for Wildfire Season
06/15/10U.S. Scientific Team Draws on New Data, Multiple Scientific Methodologies to Reach Updated Estimate of Oil Flows from BP's Well
06/12/10Salazar Visits Gulf Islands National Seashore as Interior Continues Fight to Protect Gulf Coast National Parks, Wildlife Refuges
06/10/10Admiral Allen, Dr. McNutt Provide Updates on Progress of Scientific Teams Analyzing Flow Rates from BP's Well
05/30/10Top Officials to Return to the Gulf Coast
05/27/10Flow Rate Group Provides Preliminary Best Estimate Of Oil Flowing from BP Oil Well
05/18/10Secretary Salazar's Testimony on Obama Administration's Ongoing Response to BP Oil Spill
05/16/10Joint Statement From Secretary Salazar And Secretary Napolitano On The Ongoing Efforts To Contain The Oil Leaking In The Gulf Of Mexico
05/15/10Letter from Secretary Napolitano and Secretary Salazar to BP CEO Tony Hayward
05/14/10Interior to Examine Endangered Species Questions as Part of BP Oil Spill Reviews
05/12/10Secretaries Salazar and Chu Lead Administration Team Offering Federal Scientific and Technological Support to BP Engineers
05/10/10Salazar Dispatches Superintendent of Everglades National Park to New Command Center in South Florida
05/10/10Salazar Dispatches BLM Director to Gulf Coast Command Center to Support Ongoing Response Efforts
05/09/10Salazar Dispatches NPS and FWS Directors to Gulf Coast Command Centers to Support Fight to Protect Coastal Communities and Wildlife
05/07/10Salazar Continues Oversight of BP Response Efforts and Activities at Houston Command Center
05/06/10Salazar Meets with BP Officials and Engineers at Houston Command Center to Review Response Efforts, Activities
05/05/10Secretary Salazar Visits Federal Responders Working in Louisiana and Alabama to Protect Gulf Coast from BP Oil Spill
04/27/10Salazar and Napolitano Launch Full Investigation of Deepwater Horizon Incident in the Gulf of Mexico
2009
09/29/09Secretary Salazar and Assistant Secretary Babauta's Statement on Earthquake and Tsunami Surges in American Samoa
  
05/26/09Secretary Salazar to Meet with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Tour Areas Previously `Affected by Drought, Visit Martin Luther King Site
05/14/09Secretary Salazar Honors Interior Law Enforcement Officers at Wreath Laying Ceremony
04/15/09Secretary Salazar Announces $260 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Help California Address Long-Term Water Supply Challenges and Devastating Drought Conditions
03/27/09Interior Department & its Agencies Assist Citizens Threatened by Midwest Flood
03/26/09Secretary Salazar Joins Australia’s Prime Minister And Secretary of Agriculture in Lauding Wildland Firefighters
02/13/09Secretary Salazar: Interior Deploys Firefighters to Assist Australia with Raging Wildland Fires
02/02/09Secretary Salazar Lauds Scientists’ Role in Preparing Public for Likely Eruption of Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska

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