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Reclamation Announces Record of Decision on the Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie Project

The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation took the first step today toward implementing a high priority action from the December 22, 2009, Interim Federal Action Plan for the California Bay-Delta.  Don Glaser, Mid-Pacific Regional Director with the Bureau of Reclamation, signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC)/California Aqueduct (CA) Intertie (Intertie), completing the Federal environmental documentation process.  moremore



Salazar Announces $369 Million in Abandoned Mine Land Grants Available to States, Tribes

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is making $369 million available to states and tribes to restore abandoned coal mines, an increase of over $70 million from last year.  moremore



Obama Administration Officials Release Interim Federal Action Plan for Water Crisis in California Bay-Delta

The Obama Administration today released a coordinated interim action plan to address the water crisis in California. In accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by six federal agencies at the end of September, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Chair Nancy Sutley of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) joined the Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Army and the Department of Agriculture to release a list of actions being taken by the six federal agencies.  moremore



Secretary Salazar Urges Senate to Approve Settlement of Cobell Lawsuit

In testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes, and Interior Solicitor Hilary Tompkins today urged Congress to approve the recently proposed settlement of the long-running and highly contentious Cobell class-action lawsuit.  moremore

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Salazar Announces $46.5 Million in Grants to States and Territories for Historic Preservation

“Preserving and celebrating our nation’s rich history is a vital part of the Department of the Interior’s mission,” Salazar said. “These grants from the Historic Preservation Fund will assist state, tribal and local governments in telling their stories while providing both cultural and economic benefits to their communities and to the nation as a whole.” moremore


ASARCO Settlement Provides $194 Million for Federal, State and Tribal Wildlife and Habitat Resource Restoration

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that an environmental damage settlement with ASARCO LLC, a North American mining conglomerate, would provide about $194 million for the recovery of wildlife, habitat and other natural resources managed by Interior, state, and tribal governments at more than a dozen sites around the nation. moremore



 

Secretary Salazar Announces Initiative to Protect Grand Canyon Resources While Meeting Water Needs

The Department of the Interior will undertake an important experimental initiative to improve the management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today during the Colorado River Water Users Association conference. moremore



Secretary Salazar Gives Keynote Address at UN Conference on Climate Change

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered the keynote address entitled “New Energy Future: The Role of Public Lands in Clean Energy Production and Carbon Capture” at the UN Conference on Climate Change.



Secretary Salazar gets an up close at one of the turbines at the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm near Copenhagen.  (Photo by Jacob Nielsen)

Secretary Salazar gets an up close at one of the turbines at the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm near Copenhagen.  (Photo by Jacob Nielsen) (Hi-Res)

Salazar Announces MMS Plan to Establish Atlantic Renewable Energy Office

Today, as he toured the Middelgrunden wind farm near Copenhagen Denmark, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) will establish a new regional office in 2010 to support renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off the Atlantic seaboard. moremore




Secretary Salazar, Attorney General Holder Announce Settlement of Cobell Lawsuit on Indian Trust Management


Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced a settlement of the long-running and highly contentious Cobell class-action lawsuit regarding the U.S. government's trust management and accounting of over three hundred thousand individual American Indian trust accounts.  moremore


 

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Echo Hawk Announces BIA Law Enforcement’s 2009 “Don’t Shatter the Dream” Mobilization. moremore

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Bob Abbey Confirmed as Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Abbey is a veteran public land policy leader and was chief architect of the Great Basin Restoration Initiative, as Nevada State Director for the Bureau of Land Management.  moremore

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Honor America's Veterans at Battlefields and Military Parks Preserved in the National Park System  moremore

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At an open house held at the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) recognized a collaborative project that will make thousands of historical maps of closed or abandoned underground coal mines in Pennsylvania available to the public. moremorePDF Format

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