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Interior Secretary Salazar and California Governor Brown today joined local officials and representatives from Solar Trust America at a ceremony launching the start of construction on what will be the world's largest solar power facility.

DOI agencies have begun collaborative work with local communities, Members of Congress, tribes, and other partners to enhance conservation and recreation opportunities on Interior-managed lands in Washington's San Juan Islands.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis and National Park Foundation President Neil Mulholland at the “Telling America's Story: The American Latino Heritage Initiative La Paz Forum.”

Interior Secretary Salazar announced today that more than 1,850 local governments around the nation will receive payments totaling $375.2 million under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program this year.

In support of President Obama's strategy to spur domestic energy production on public lands, Interior Secretary Salazar today announced that Interior would accelerate a lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska...

DOI's Bureau of Reclamation seeks proposals for applied science projects to help resource managers develop adaptive strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change, drought, invasive species and similar challenges.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today designated six new national natural landmarks in four western states that are home to unique natural treasures including hanging gardens, fossil footprints and rare Palouse prairie.

The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the winners of the Department's 2011 Environmental Achievement Awards.

This afternoon, seventy-five local DC students from Thurgood Marshall High School were invited to play on what may be considered the nation's most well-known backyard, the White House South Lawn.

The Obama Administration today announced the creation of a new federal interagency council to coordinate and promote outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands in partnership with federal, state, and tribal agencies.