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Interior News

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Press Secretary: Shane Wolfe


2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Archives
05/09/2008 Secretary Kempthorne to Honor Interior Law Enforcement Officers at Memorial Ceremony
05/09/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Honor Interior Law Enforcement Officers at Memorial Ceremony
05/07/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Address Shippensburg University Graduates
05/07/2008 Kempthorne, Bodman Send Energy Letter to Speaker Pelosi
05/07/2008 Kempthorne Applauds House Natural Resources Committee For Passage of National Park Centennial Initiative Bill
05/05/2008 Expert Panel to Explore Improvements to the Nation’s Preservation Program Structure
05/02/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Deputy Secretary Scarlett Joins Take Pride in America® for C & O Canal National Historic Park Cleanup
04/30/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Interior's Annual Rachel Carson Lecture Features Workshop on Youth Gardening
04/30/2008 Interior Department Opens Public Comment Period on Proposed Park and Refuge Firearm Regulations
04/28/2008 Kempthorne Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman
04/28/2008 Gidner Names Dale Morris as BIA Pacific Regional Office Director
04/25/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Address Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit
04/25/2008 Secretary Kempthorne, D.C. Children to Celebrate National Junior Park Ranger Day on the Mall
04/25/2008 Secretary Kempthorne, U.S. Military Academy to Celebrate Ulysses S. Grant’s 186th Birthday in New York
04/24/2008 Secretary Kempthorne announces first round of National Park Centennial projects $50 million public-private partnership will improve national parks nationwide this year
04/23/2008 Draft Monument Management Plan Released For Public Review and Comment
04/23/2008 Media Advisory - Interior Secretary to announce first National Park Centennial Challenge Projects --- UPDATED
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day To the Restore New Mexico Partnership
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to the Northern Forest Woodcock Initiative in New England and New York
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Student Conservation Association-Mount Rainier Partnership with Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to the Upper Colorado River Basin and San Juan River Basin Fish Recovery Programs
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Matanuska-Susitna Salmon Conservation Partnership in Alaska With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
04/21/2008 Media Advisory - Interior Secretary to announce first National Park Centennial Challenge Projects
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Milsap Mill Tailings Restoration Partnership in Colorado with Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute and the Minerals Management Service
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award Honoring The Late Mark Benedict, The Conservation Fund, West Virginia
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day To the Southwestern Bald Eagle Management Committee For Protecting Arizona’s Bald Eagles
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Upper San Pedro Partnership of Southeastern Arizona With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Tavita Togia of American Samoa with Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents South Arkansas Sparta Aquifer Recovery Partnership with Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Willamette River Water Trail Partnership in Oregon With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to Hooper Bay Alaska Subsistence ATV Trail Project Partnership
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to The Jupiter Inlet Working Group in Florida
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Animas River Stakeholders Group in Colorado With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to Montana’s Great Northern Environmental Stewardship Area
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to Maine’s Penobscot River Restoration Partnership
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day to East Bay Wetland and Water Quality Partnership in Texas
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Alabama Hills Stewardship Group in California With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day
04/21/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Top Cooperative Conservation Awards at Start of Earth Day Celebration
04/18/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Urges All Americans to Enjoy Our National Parks During April 19 - 27 Special Events
04/18/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Present Top Cooperative Conservation Awards At Start of Earth Day Celebration
04/17/2008 Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Carl Artman, Senator John Thune Launch South Dakota Indian Business Incubator Project
04/17/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Names Four Members to Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee
04/17/2008 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett Recognizes Ambridge and Pittsburgh as Designated Preserve America Communities; Washington County Acknowledged for Preserve America Grant
04/15/2008 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Scarlett and HUD Officials to Present Preserve America Honors to Ambridge, Pittsburgh, and Washington County
04/14/2008 Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lyle Laverty Showcases New Blue Ridge Parkway “Destination Center”
04/14/2008 BLM Set to Complete Cleanup of East Teshekpuk Well Site
04/11/2008 BIA Great Plains Region to Host 10th Annual Great Plains Tribal Economic Development Summit April 15-16, 2008
04/09/2008 Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett Testifies on Preserve America and Save America Treasures
04/07/2008 Preserve America Grants in 25 States Announced; Deadline for 2008 Round Two Applications in June
04/04/2008 Preserve America Grants in 25 States to be Announced On 4/7 During Call-in Press Conference
04/01/2008 Not Just Another Arbor Day Celebration!
03/31/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Announces Special Management Area in Wyoming Named in Honor of the Late Senator Craig Thomas
03/27/2008 Secretary Kempthorne, National Park Service to Unveil New and Enhanced Visitor Services for 2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival
03/26/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Applauds President's Intention to Nominate Kameran Onley for Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
03/24/2008 White House Honors Take Pride in America® Volunteer
03/21/2008 $6.2 Million Will Go to 38 Native American Projects In 19 States for a Wide Range of Conservation Work
03/20/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
03/19/2008 Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico Attract $3.7 Billion
03/18/2008 Landmark Indian Water Rights Settlement Fully Implemented
03/17/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Open Historic Oil and Gas Lease Sale and New Revenue Sharing Program with Gulf States
03/14/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Issues the 2008 Annual Operating Plan for the Colorado River
03/13/2008 Interior Assistant Secretary Stephen Allred Details Management Plan for Roan Plateau
03/12/2008 Artman Issues Final Determination to Decline Acknowledgment of FAP Petitioner Steilacoom Tribe of Indians
03/10/2008 DOI Publishes Final Regulations on Tribal Energy Resource Agreements
03/05/2008 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Launches Grand Canyon High Flow Experiment
03/03/2008 Secretary Kempthorne to Open Jet Tubes of Glen Canyon Dam for High-Flow Experiment in Grand Canyon National Park
03/01/2008 Letter from Secretary Kempthorne, Chairman Connaughton to Governors Regarding Southeast Water Negotiations
02/26/2008 Kempthorne Confers with U.S. Island Governors, Congressional Delegates on Insular Area Issues
02/26/2008 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Meets with Palau President Tommy Remengesau
02/22/2008 Fact Sheet Concerning the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York’s Land-Into-Trust Application
02/21/2008 State Wildlife Agencies to Receive Over $700 Million for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
02/20/2008 Kempthorne Approves $79 Million for Conservation, Restoration and Recreation Improvements in Nevada
02/19/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to Announce Funding for Conservation, Restoration Projects in Nevada
02/15/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to Announce Funding for Nevada Conservation, Restoration Project
02/15/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Agrees to Extend Deadline on Southeast Drought Discussions
02/12/2008 DOI, Mashantucket and Seminole Tribes Sign Historic Partnership Agreement to Promote Indian Business Development
02/08/2008 Media Advisory - Artman to Host Kick-off Event for DOI Intertribal Economic Consortium Initiative
02/08/2008 Mrs. Laura Bush and National Park Foundation Venture To The Everglades to Announce 2008 Jr. Ranger Essay Contest
02/08/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to Remove the Brown Pelican from the Endangered Species List
02/07/2008 Secretary Kempthorne, Governor Jindal to Make Key Announcement on the Status of the Brown Pelican
02/07/2008 U.S. Government Announces Cabinet-Level Participation for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
02/04/2008 Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Requests $182 Million
02/04/2008 $10.7 Billion Interior Budget Sustains Core Conservation, Stewardship Programs; Focuses on Emerging Challenges
02/04/2008 Kempthorne: Water for America Initiative Will Work with State, Tribal and Local Governments to Secure Critical Water Supplies
02/04/2008 Southwest Borderlands Initiative to Restore Safe Environment for People and Wildlife
02/04/2008 Oceans and Coastal Frontiers Initiative Focuses on Improving the Health of Off-Shore Resources
02/04/2008 Presidential Initiative Focuses on Reversing Sharp Decline in U.S. Bird Populations Due to Loss of Habitat
02/04/2008 Safer Communities, Improved Education and Economic Investment Highlight Fiscal Year 2009 Indian Affairs Budget
02/01/2008 Secretary Kempthorne to Discuss President Bush’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for Interior
01/31/2008 Interior Secretary Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Johnson, Others Announce Increases for Indian Country Initiatives and Launch New On-line EmployeeTraining
01/29/2008 Interior Secretary Kempthorne and EPA Administrator Johnson to Discuss Indian Issues at National Press Club
01/29/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Names Members of National Geospatial Advisory Committee
01/25/2008 Kempthorne Acts on Independent Panel’s Recommendations to Improve Interior’s Mineral Royalty Management
01/22/2008 Secretary Kempthorne Selects New U.S. World Heritage Tentative List
01/22/2008 Artman Invites Tribal Leaders to Indian Affairs Modernization Initiative National Meeting Scheduled for January 30 in Washington, D.C.
01/18/2008 U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Opens Coral Reefs: Imperiled Habitats of the Sea Exhibit
01/18/2008 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Participate in Wild Bird Survey Along C&O Canal, Speak at Fletcher’s Boathouse Press Conference
01/17/2008 Secretary Kempthorne to Commemorate 79th Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. with D.C. Students
01/11/2008 Secretary Kempthorne to Tour Southern California Areas Where USGS Webcams and Field Research Aim to Provide Early Warnings of Mudslides
01/11/2008 Secretary Kempthorne, Gov. Schwarzenegger Break Ground for Folsom Dam Safety and Flood Protection Project
01/09/2008 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne to Lead Groundbreaking for Folsom Dam Safety and Flood Protection Project