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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new initiative that will spur collaborative efforts to protect vital wildlife habitat through community-based coalitions of private landowners, conservation groups, and state and federal agencies.

Interior Secretary Salazar announced the approval of four new projects on public lands, environmental reviews on three others, and the next step in an environmental analysis to identify ‘solar energy zones' on public lands in six western states.

Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced five additional regional tribal consultations to discuss the land consolidation component of the recent settlement of the Cobell lawsuit.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that he is recommending to Congress the establishment of a national historical park to commemorate the Manhattan Project, the top-secret effort to create an atomic bomb during World War II.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced he will propose the prehistoric earthworks of Poverty Point in Louisiana and a collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings to be considered as U.S. nominations for the United Nations' World Heritage List.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that Adam Fetcher will join his communications team as Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The White House hosted its first-ever lacrosse clinic featuring some of the nation's best lacrosse players as part of the First Lady's Let's Move! in Indian Country initiative.

As part of the “Smart from the Start” initiative, BOEMRE is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment that considers potential environmental and socioeconomic effects of issuing renewable energy leases in designated areas.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced $4.4 million in grants from the Historic Preservation Fund to American Indian tribes to assist with the preservation of important historic and cultural sites and to promote education and interpretation programs.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced $26.7 million in grants from the Historic Preservation Fund to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and three independent Pacific island nations.