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08/21/2009 Secretary Salazar Highlights Recovery Act Investments, Job Creation during Tour of Grand Canyon National Park
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar, Top Interior Policymakers Visit Navajo Nation, Confer with President Shirley & Other Nation Officials
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces over $3.6 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Utah
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $3.3 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Oregon
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $3.8 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Idaho
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $27.3 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in California
08/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $1.8 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Improve Water Conservation in Arizona
08/20/2009 Assistant Secretary Strickland Highlights Interior’s $85 Million in Recovery Act Investments in Alaska
08/19/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $11.1 Million in Grants through the Colorado River Basinwide Salinity Control Program
08/19/2009 Offshore Lease Sale in Gulf Generates $115 Million; Onshore Energy Sale in Utah Attracts $1.1 Million
08/19/2009 Study Reveals Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
08/19/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Solicitor Tompkins, Assistant Secretary Echo Hawk to Visit Navajo Nation, Confer with Tribal Officials, Hold Media Availability with Navajo Nation President Shirley
08/19/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar and Senators McCain and Udall to Hold Press Availability on South Rim of Grand Canyon
08/19/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator McCain and Members of Arizona Congressional District to Hold Community Meeting, Press Conference on Resolution Copper Land Exchange Proposal
08/18//2009 Secretary Salazar Congratulates Interior Blacks-in-Government Members and Scholarship Recipients
08/18/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Speak to Interior's Blacks-In-Government; Present Scholarship Grants to Local High School Graduates
08/17/2009 Echo Hawk Issues Reservation Proclamation for the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, aka, Gun Lake Tribe
08/14/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Rise in Visitation to National Parks in 2009
08/13/2009 Recovery Funding for Yellowstone and Other Volcano Observatories to Improve Monitoring and Public Safety
08/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Dedicates Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Emphasizes Economic Benefits of BLM's National Landscape Conservation System
08/11/2009 Salazar, Baucus, Tester Announce Study of Potential Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
08/11/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Dedicate Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
08/11/2009 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Mexican Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Juan Elvira Decide to Strengthen Conservation Cooperation in Big Bend Area of the U.S. - Mexico Border
08/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $40 Million Investment for Rural Water in Northeastern Montana
08/10/2009 MMS Determines Shell Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea Complete. Agency now to analyze plan for operational and environmental requirements
08/09/2009 Secretary Salazar Tours Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Spotlights Recovery Act Projects, Youth Recreation
08/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces New Policy to Report on Indian Trust Fund Operations, Receipts and Payments
08/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management
08/07/2009 Secretary Praises Senate's Confirmation of Wilma Lewis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
08/06/2009 Salazar's Statement on Senate Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to Serve as United States Supreme Court Justice
08/06/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Tour Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Hold Media Availability
08/06/2009 Salazar Releases Long-Term Report Detailing Glaciers Shrinking in Alaska and Washington
08/05/2009 Department of the Interior Answers President's "United We Serve" Call for Volunteers on Treasured Landscapes
08/05/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Deputy Interior Secretary Hayes, CA Water Resources Director Lester Snow to Hold Public Meeting on California's Water Challenges
08/05/2009 Salazar Announces $1.4 Million Award to Texas to Seal Abandoned Wells in State Offshore Waters
08/04/2009 Secretary Salazar Underscores Green Jobs, Clean Energy Economy in Visit to High-Tech Solar Panel Plant
08/03/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Tour a Longmont Solar Manufacturing Plant, Discuss Green Jobs and Renewable Energy Agenda
07/31/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Sam Hamilton as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
07/30/2009 Commissioner Connor Announces $40 Million in Economic Relief Projects for Drought-Stricken California
07/29/2009 Secretary Salazar's Statement on Court Ruling Regarding 2007-2012 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
07/25/2009 Secretary Salazar, Senator Collins Highlight Recovery Act Projects, Economic Benefits for Maine during Tour of Acadia
07/24/2009 Secretary Salazar Cites Progress Under Recovery Act
07/24/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - SATURDAY: Secretary Salazar, Senator Collins to Tour Acadia National Park and Hold Press Availability
07/23/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Testify Before House Budget Committee On Interior Department Progress under Recovery Act
07/23/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Photo Op: Astronaut to Present Salazar with Park Service Banner Taken on Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission in May
07/23/2009 Salazar Calls for More Public Comment on Snowmobile Levels in Yellowstone National Park - Reopens Two-Year Proposed Rule for Public Comments
07/23/2009 Salazar Underscores Importance of Healthy Outdoor Activity for Young People in Visit to Great Falls Park near Nation's Capital
07/22/2009 Secretary Salazar Hosts D.C. Youth Working for Interior under Stimulus Funds
07/22/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hike Great Falls with Youth Group to Promote Healthy Outdoor Activities
07/21/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Photo Opportunity: Secretary Salazar to Meet Tomorrow with Youth Working at Interior under D.C. Stimulus Funding
07/20/2009 Salazar Calls Two-Year ‘Time-Out’ from New Mining Claims near Grand Canyon National Park
07/17/2009 2009 National Take Pride in America® Award Winners Honored at Department of the Interior Ceremony
07/16/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Renewed Commitment, Expanded Programs to Eliminate Pythons from Everglades
07/16/2009 Secretary Salazar Selects Town of Rockport, Thatcher Island Association as New Owners of Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse
07/16/2009 Interior Withdraws Legally Flawed Plan for Oregon Forests, Presses For Sustainable Timber Harvests
07/15/2009 Information Derived from Classified Materials Will Aid Understanding of Changing Climate
07/15/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Announce Decision on Pacific Northwest Forest Management
07/14/2009 Salazar: Time Has Come to Reform Outdated Mining Law
07/13/2009 DOI Approves California's Plan for the Coastal Impact Assistance Program
07/13/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Testify on Hard Rock Mining Reform. Will Offer Administration's Views on S. 796, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 and S. 140, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2009
07/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President’s Intent to Nominate Jonathan Jarvis as Director of the National Park Service
07/10/2009 Secretary Salazar and Senator McCaskill Announce Two Major Projects in St. Louis under President's Economic Recovery Plan
07/09/2009 Salazar Applauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Dr. Marcia McNutt as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey
07/09/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator McCaskill, Mayor Slay to Tour Arch and Hold Media Availability on Recovery Money for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
07/08/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar and Senator McCaskill to Tour Arch and Hold Media Availability on Recovery Money for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
07/07/2009 USGS Releases Remote Sensing Data on Annual Biological Cycles: Salazar Announces Satellite Data on Nature's Timing Can Help Track Climate Change
07/07/2009 Salazar Cites Interior Department Efforts To Develop Renewable Energy, Respond to Climate Change
07/06/2009 Salazar Lauds President's Intent to Nominate Joseph Pizarchik as Director of Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
07/06/2009 Salazar Applauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Tony Babauta as Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas
07/06/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Interior Department Hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Event This Week
07/06/2009 Interior Department Seeks Nominations for National Geospatial Advisory Committee
07/04/2009 Salazar Welcomes First Visitors to Tour Re-Opened Crown of Statue of Liberty
07/02/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Award for Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region in California
07/02/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar To Hold Media Availability Following Statue Of Liberty Ceremony
07/01/2009 National Park Service Reaches Agreement with American Revolution Center for New Museum in Philly
07/01/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $134.3 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Improve Water Reclamation and Reuse in the West
06/30/2009 Salazar: Klamath Basin Agreement "Within Reach" - Sets September Deadline for Final Deal on Potential Dam Removal
06/30/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $8 Million Award Grant for Alabama Gulf State Park Pier
06/30/2009 World Heritage Committee Takes Critical Step to Protect Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
06/29/2009 Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid Announce 'Fast-Track' Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on Western Lands
06/28/2009 Secretary Salazar, Senior Administration and Congressional Officials Hold Town Hall Meeting on California Water Shortage
06/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $32 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Improve Rural Water in North Dakota
06/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $4.5 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Expand Rural Water Delivery in South Dakota
06/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $56.5 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Provide Reliable Drinking Water in South Dakota
06/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $93 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Improve Rural Water in the Dakotas
06/26/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid to Announce Solar Energy Initiatives on Public Lands in the West
06/26/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senior Interior Officials and Members of California Congressional Delegation to Hold Public Hearing on Water Supply Issues in Fresno on Sunday
06/25/2009 Secretary Salazar Names Liz Birnbaum Director of the Minerals Management Service
06/24/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Conduct Ceremonial Swearing-in of Larry Echo Hawk as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
06/24/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Hayes, Connor and Members of California Congressional Delegation to Hold Public Hearings on Drought in Fresno on Sunday
06/24/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Upcoming BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sales, Lauds Progress in Balanced Energy Agenda
06/24/2009 Salazar Moves to Place Everglades National Park Back on List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
06/23/2009 Volunteers Invited to June 25 Youth Service Day at Golden Gate National Parks
06/23/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Five Exploratory Leases for Offshore Wind Energy Development off Coasts of New Jersey and Delaware
06/22/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Meet With Flight 93 Landowners
06/22/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Announce Major Development Concerning Renewable Energy on Atlantic OCS
06/22/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Convene Meeting of South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
06/22/2009 Secretary of the Interior Salazar Kicks Off President Obama's "United We Serve" at Shenandoah National Park
06/19/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Anne Castle as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
06/19/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar Joins Volunteers at Shenandoah for "United We Serve" Kickoff on Monday
06/18/2009 Secretary Salazar Names Sylvia V. Baca Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
06/18/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Hilary Tompkins as Interior Solicitor
06/12/2009 Acting National Park Service Director Statement on update over Negotiations with Landowners over Flight 93 Lands
06/11/2009 Salazar Statement on the Exxon Mobil/TransCanada Partnership to Construct Natural Gas Pipeline
06/11/2009 Obama Administration Takes Unprecedented Steps to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Mountaintop Coal Mining, Announces Interagency Action Plan to Implement Reforms
06/11/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $381.6 Million in 2009 PILT Payments to Local Governments with Federal Lands
06/11/2009 Interior Review Shines Light on Controversial Utah Oil and Gas Leases
06/11/2009 Assistant Secretary of the Interior Tom Strickland Announces Appointment of Renowned Wildlife Law Expert Michael Bean as Counselor
06/10/2009 Salazar Statement on the Shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
06/10/2009 Federal Agents Bust Ring of Antiquity Thieves Looting American Indian Sites for Priceless Treasures
06/09/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President's Intent to Nominate Sam Hamilton as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
06/09/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President's Intention to Nominate Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management
06/08/2009 Statue of Liberty Crown Reservation System Goes Live June 13
06/08/2009 Salazar Informs President, Cabinet that Interior Department Is Moving Quickly on Economic Recovery Projects in National Parks
06/08/2009 Secretary Salazar, Joined by White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Lays Groundwork for 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps
06/05/2009 Secretary Salazar Gives NPS and Landowners Deadline for Agreement for Flight 93 Memorial
06/05/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett to Join Secretary Salazar to Announce a New Initiative to Engage Youth in the Outdoors
06/04/2009 Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk Moves Quickly to Begin Addressing Indian Country's Needs
06/04/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator Specter to Meet with Flight 93 Families, Landowners, Hold Press Conference
06/04/2009 Salazar Hosts First Offshore Renewable Workshop, Announces Efforts to Strengthen Migratory Bird Protections
06/04/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Kickoff Interior Workshops on Renewable Energy Program for Outer Continental Shelf
06/03/2009 Secretary Salazar: National Geological Carbon Capture Program Can Help Develop Cleaner Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases
06/03/2009 Secretary Salazar Names John Tubbs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
06/02/2009 Salazar Announces National Park Service Will Waive Fees on Three Summer Weekends to Increase Tourism, Boost Economy
06/02/2009 Secretary Salazar Highlights Job Creation, Boost to Economy From President's Economic Recovery Plan In Visit to Ohio
06/02/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Discuss Department's FY2010 Budget at Hearing of Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
06/01/2009 Salazar Announces Public Workshops on Offshore Renewable Energy Program
06/01/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Make Announcement Encouraging Americans to Visit Parks This Summer
05/29/2009 Secretary Salazar to Rededicate Lincoln Memorial
05/28/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Designation of 22 New National Recreation Trails in 13 States
05/28/2009 Secretary Underscores Administration's Commitment to Historic Everglades Restoration Initiative. President Obama Calling for $600 Million in FY09-10 Funding
05/27/2009 Secretary Salazar, Gov. Crist and Sen. Nelson to Visit Florida Everglades, Receive Briefing on Invasive Species, Hold Media Availability
05/26/2009 Secretary Salazar to Meet with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Tour Areas Previously Affected by Drought, Visit Martin Luther King Site
05/26/2009 Salazar Statement on Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court
05/22/2009 Interior Deputy Secretary David Hayes to Hold Utah Listening Session in Oil and Gas Lease Review
05/22/2009 Interior Spokeswoman's Statement on New Firearms Law for Parks and Refuges
05/22/2009 Secretary Salazar Swears in David J. Hayes as Deputy Secretary of the Interior
05/22/2009 Larry EchoHawk Officially Sworn In as Interior's New Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
05/22/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Michael Connor as Reclamation Commissioner
05/21/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $15 Million Investment in Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects, Biomass Production on Public Lands
05/21/2009 Salazar Statement on David Hayes
05/20/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Approval of Larry EchoHawk as Interior's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
05/19/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Rhea Suh as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
05/14/2009 Secretary Salazar Honors Interior Law Enforcement Officers at Wreath Laying Ceremony
05/14/2009 Salazar Appoints Robert Stanton to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
05/14/2009 Statement of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar On the Passing of Park Superintendent Brian O'Neill
05/13/2009 Salazar Statement on Hayes Vote
05/13/2009 Secretary Salazar Continues to Work with Senators in Advance of Vote on Nominee
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Wyoming
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Wisconsin
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in West Virginia
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Washington
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Virginia
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Vermont
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Utah
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Texas
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Tennessee
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in South Dakota
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in South Carolina
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Rhode Island
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Pennsylvania
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Oregon
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Oklahoma
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Ohio
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in North Dakota
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in North Carolina
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in New York
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in New Mexico
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in New Jersey
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in New Hampshire
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Nevada
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Nebraska
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Montana
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Missouri
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Mississippi
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Minnesota
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Michigan
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Massachusetts
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Maryland
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Maine
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Louisiana
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Kentucky
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Kansas
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Iowa
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Indiana
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Illinois
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Idaho
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Hawaii
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Georgia
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Florida
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in the District of Columbia
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Delaware
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Connecticut
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Colorado
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in California
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Arkansas
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Arizona
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Alaska
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of the Interior Economic Stimulus Projects in Alabama
05/12/2009 Secretary Salazar's Public Events for May 13th
05/11/2009 Secretary Salazar Seeks Clarification to OCS Court Ruling
05/08/2009 Salazar Retains Conservation Rule for Polar Bears
05/08/2009 Salazar Announces Reopening of Statue of Liberty's Crown, Restoration of Historic Building at Ellis Island
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Potomac River Gorge Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Project for the Protection of Aquifer Resources in Oklahoma with Conservation Award 
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Three Mountain Alliance Watershed Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents NPS Employees with Partners in Conservation Award for "Making Friends" Guidebook
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Bayhorse Mining District Cooperative Conservation Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Giacomini Wetlands Restoration Partners with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Missouri River Bank Stabilization Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Apache Trout Habitat Restoration Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Weaverville Community Forest Stewardship Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Milford Flat Fire Restoration Project in Utah with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Coast Salish-USGS Water Quality Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Glenn R. Harkleroad of BLM Oregon with the Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Operation Migration with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Sheldon Sankey of BIA-Oklahoma with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents West Virginia Watershed Network with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Fort Collins Science Center Employees with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Outdoor Recreation Business Plan Guidebook Team with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership and the Willamette Resources and Educational Network with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Rappahannock Land Protection Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the John W. Keys, III Partnership Training Program with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Flower Garden Banks Long-Term Monitoring Program with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Colorado River Collaborators with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents the Battle of the Atlantic Expedition with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents "Casting Light Upon the Waters" Committee with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Pat Pourchot Chosen as Interior Special Assistant for Alaska Affairs
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Rat Island Restoration Project with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
05/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Presents Partners in Conservation Awards
05/07/2009 $12 Billion Interior Budget Focuses on New Energy Frontier, Climate Impacts, America's Treasured Landscapes, a 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps, and Native American Communities
05/06/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Salazar, Menendez, Members of New York and New Jersey Congressional Delegation and Others to Discuss Recovery Money for Ellis Island
05/06/2009 Interior Department Awards $6 Million Grant for East Grand Terre Island Restoration. Plaquemines Parish receives grant in combination with previous CIAP award
05/05/2009 Secretary Salazar Pledges to Open Four Renewable Energy Permitting Offices, Create Renewable Energy Teams
05/04/2009 Skibine Announces Indian Affairs Recovery Act Regional Allocations
05/04/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Keynote WINDPOWER 2009 Conference in Chicago
05/04/2009 Vice President Biden, Secretary Salazar, and Senator Carper Underscore Renewable Energy Potential on Outer Continental Shelf
05/02/2009 Salazar Announces $305 Million Economic Stimulus Investment through the Bureau of Land Management to Restore Landscapes, Develop Renewable Energy, and Create Jobs
05/01/2009 Secretary Praises President's Intent to Nominate Wilma Lewis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
05/01/2009 Secretary Salazar Highlights Public Lands Projects, Job Creation in Utah During Visit to Salt Lake City - More than $107 Million under President's Economic Recovery Plan
05/01/2009 Landmark U.S. Geological Survey Study Demonstrates How Methylmercury, Known to Contaminate Seafood, Originates in the Ocean
04/30/2009 Secretary Lauds Senate's Confirmation of Tom Strickland as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
04/30/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Highlight Economic Stimulus, Public Lands Projects in Visit to Utah
04/30/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Announce BLM Projects Funded by Recovery Act
04/28/2009 Interior Spokeswoman Says Secretary Salazar to visit Nevada at Invitation of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid
04/28/2009 Salazar and Locke Restore Scientific Consultations under the Endangered Species Act to Protect Species and their Habitats
04/28/2009 Secretary Salazar Creates New Office of Youth at Interior
04/28/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Salazar to Visit Philly to Discuss First 100 Days in Office Will meet with Employees, tour Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
04/27/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Address Interior Employees around the Nation
04/27/2009 Salazar Moves to Withdraw 11th Hour Mountaintop Coal Mining Rule
04/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $280 Million Investment at Wildlife Refuges and Hatcheries to Create Jobs, Improve Facilities, and Promote Conservation
04/25/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $500 Million in Indian Country Economic Recovery Projects
04/24/2009 Secretary Salazar and Montana Leaders to Hold Press Conference in Helena, Montana on Sunday
04/24/2009 Secretary Salazar to Visit North Dakota, Meet State and Tribal Leaders, Announce Indian Affairs Economic Recovery Projects
04/22/2009 President Obama, Secretary Salazar Announce Framework for Renewable Energy Development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/22/2009 Secretary Salazar Clears Way to Expand Water Supplies in the California Drought Water Bank. Will Help Stretch Water Resources in Central Valley
04/22/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment to Restore and Protect America's National Parks, Create Jobs More than 750 Park Projects to Receive Funding Under President's Economic Recovery Plan
04/21/2009 Secretary Salazar to Mark Earth Day by Announcing Recovery Act Investments at Hundreds of National Parks
04/20/2009 Secretary Salazar: Coastal States to Share $500 million in Next Two Years from Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Revenues
04/20/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Connecting Underserved Youth to Nature. Secretary Salazar Opens Parks in Focus Exhibit at Interior Museum
04/17/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Interior Department Issues Statement on Today's U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling on 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Plan
04/17/2009 Secretary Salazar Joins New Mexico Congressional Leaders to Highlight Benefits to New Mexico of Omnibus Public Lands Act
04/17/2009 Secretary Salazar, Navajo President Shirley Confer on Water, Education and Job-Creation Projects
04/16/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $12.5 Million Investment in New Mexico Water Infrastructure as Part of Economic Recovery Plan
04/15/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Funds to Upgrade Earthquake Networks
04/15/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senators Bingaman and Udall To Highlight Benefits to New Mexico in Public Lands Act
04/15/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $50 Million Economic Recovery Investment in America’s Water Infrastructure
04/15/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $260 Million in Economic Recovery Investments to Help California Address Long-Term Water Supply Challenges and Devastating Drought Conditions
04/14/2009 Secretary Salazar, Joined by Gov. Schwarzenegger, to Announce Economic Recovery Investments in Nation's Water Infrastructure Following Tour of Sacramento Delta
04/14/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY -Interior Museum Hosts Lecture and Related Exhibit on Biodiversity: An Introduction to the Tapestry of Life
04/13/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar and Members of Congress to Announce Investment in Earthquake Monitoring Under Economic Stimulus Program
04/13/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Host Regional Meeting in Anchorage on Energy Development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President's Intent to Nominate Larry EchoHawk as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
04/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Appoints Deanna Archuleta Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
04/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Department of Interior Economic Stimulus Projects: USGS Investments Underscore Commitment to "Best Science"
04/10/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hold Teleconference Today to Announce First Interior Department Stimulus Projects and to Preview Alaska Travel
04/09/2009 Secretary Salazar, FERC Chairman Wellinghoff Sign Agreement to Spur Renewable Energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/09/2009 Salazar Joins Congressional Delegation, Local Leaders To Dedicate Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area
04/07/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar and Congressional Leaders to Celebrate Public Lands in Colorado and Dedicate Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
04/07/2009 Secretary Salazar Names Ned Farquhar Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
04/07/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hold New Orleans Regional Meeting on Energy Development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/03/2009 New USGS Study Documents Rapid Disappearance of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
04/03/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar will Join Governor Jon Corzine and U.S. Senator Robert Menendez at Tour of New Jersey Wind Farm
04/02/2009 Secretary Salazar to Launch Regional Meetings on Energy Development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/02/2009 Secretary Salazar: U.S. Offshore Wind Resources Could Lead America's Clean-Energy Revolution
04/01/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Address 25X'25 America's Energy Future. Will Discuss USGS-MMS Report on Outer Continental Shelf Energy Resour
03/31/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Anne Castle as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
03/30/2009 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's Remarks at Today's Presidential Signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
03/27/2009 Interior Department and its Agencies Assist Citizens Threatened by Midwest Floods
03/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Joins Australia's Prime Minister And Secretary of Agriculture in Lauding Wildland Firefighters
03/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Commends President's Intention to Nominate Rhea S. Suh as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
03/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Applauds President's Intention to Nominate Hilary Tompkins to be Interior Department Solicitor
03/26/2009 Salazar Expects More than 1 Million Visitors to Celebrate Annual Rite of Spring at National Cherry Blossom Festival
03/25/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hold Press Conference To Highlight Upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival
03/24/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - **Note time change ** - Secretary Salazar, Rep. Rahall and other House Members to Hold Press Conference Following Vote on Omnibus Public Lands Bill
03/23/2009 Secretary Salazar: $25 Million for Gulf States and Counties from 2007-08 Bonus Bids and Rents on OCS Energy Leases
03/23/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, USGS Scientists to Conduct Media Teleconference at 1:30 EST on Eruption of Redoubt Volcano in Alaska
03/19/2009 Secretary Salazar Releases Study Showing Widespread Declines in Bird Populations, Highlights Role of Partnerships in Conservation
03/19/2009 Salazar Addresses the American Petroleum Institute's Board of Directors
03/18/2009 Secretary Salazar Commends President Obama's Intention to Nominate Michael L. Connor to Lead the Bureau of Reclamation
03/18/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Release Major Study of America's Bird Populations
03/18/2009 Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 208 Attracts $ 703,048,523 in High Bids
03/18/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY -Secretary Salazar to Host Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale in New Orleans, Tour Offshore Platform, Hold Community Forum on Land & Water Conservation Fund
03/17/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Bid Totals for Tomorrow's MMS Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
03/17/2009 Interior and FERC Announce Agreement on Offshore Renewable Energy Development
03/16/2009 New Science Gauges Potential to Store CO2
03/16/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Interior Insular Affairs to Hold Teleconference on Business Opportunities in the Islands Conference
03/16/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - WEDNESDAY: Secretary Salazar to Host Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale in New Orleans, Tour Offshore Platform, Hold Community Forum on Land & Water Conservation Fund
03/16/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Testify on Energy Policy Priorities
03/16/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces 2009 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Schedule
03/13/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hold Teleconference Previewing Testimony to Senate Energy Committee and Participation in Oil and Gas Lease Sale
03/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Meets with Palau President Toribiong
03/11/2009 Secretary Salazar Issues Order to Spur Renewable Energy Development on U.S. Public Lands
03/11/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl
03/11/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Schedule of Regional Meetings On Energy Development of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
03/11/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Make Announcement on Renewable Energy Policy for Interior
03/10/2009 Salazar Names Land Conservation Leader Will Shafroth Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
03/09/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Web-Based Clearinghouse to Simplify Energy Permitting on Tribal Lands
03/06/2009 Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern Rockies
03/05/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Upcoming Ken Burns' PBS Series on National Parks
03/05/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Hold 'Pen and Pad' Media Roundtable
03/05/2009 Secretary Salazar Names Investment and Management Specialist Chris Henderson to Serve as Interior Recovery Czar
03/04/2009 Secretary Salazar: Recovery Plan to Create Jobs, Stimulate Economic Activity in Indian Country
03/03/2009 Secretary to Address National Congress of American Indians and Council of Energy Resource Tribes
03/03/2009 President Obama, Secretary Salazar Lead Celebration of Interior's 160th Anniversary
03/03/2009 Secretary Salazar Meets with Mexican Leaders
03/02/2009 Sen. Kim Elton Chosen for Interior Director of Alaska Affairs
02/27/2009 Interior Department Statement on Carcieri Court Decision
02/27/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Address Youth Leaders on Climate Change Tonight
02/26/2009 Secretary Salazar and Secretary Vilsack Pledge Coordinated Federal Response to California Drought
02/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Top Communications Appointments
02/26/2009 Statement by Secretary Salazar on Closing of the Rocky Mountain News
02/26/2009 President Recommends $12 Billion for Interior in Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
02/25/2009 Secretary of the Interior Salazar Highlights Administration Plans to Help Protect Coral Reefs
02/25/2009 Secretary Salazar to Offer a New Round of Oil Shale Research, Development and Demonstration Leases
02/25/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Make Announcement Today on Oil Shale Research and Development Leases
02/24/2009 Secretary Salazar Announces Transfer of Historic Lighthouse to the City of Chicago
02/24/2009 Secretary Convenes White House Interagency Group on Insular Affairs; U.S. Island Governors and Delegates Discuss Priorities
02/23/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds President Obama's Intention To Nominate Tom Strickland for Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
02/23/2009 Secretary Salazar Highlights Role of Interior Department In Developing Renewable Energy and 21st Century Transmission Grid
02/20/2009 Salazar Begins Rapid, Responsible Implementation of Interior's $3 Billion in Economic Recovery Plan
02/15/2009 Secretary Salazar Tours Great Sand Dunes National Park To Highlight Thousands of Potential Jobs for Colorado in Economic Recovery Package
02/13/2009 Secretary Salazar: Interior Deploys Firefighters to Assist Australia with Raging Wildland Fires
02/13/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Visit Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve to Discuss Benefits of Economic Recovery Act
02/12/2009 Secretary Salazar Pledges to Restore Trust, Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty, Promote Sustainable Economic Development
02/11/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Testify on Indian Affairs at Senate Hearing
02/11/2009 Secretary of the Interior Salazar Helps Re-Open Ford's Theater, Cites the Importance of Site to President Obama and Nation
02/10/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Speak at Re-Opening of Ford's Theatre to Initiate Lincoln Birthday Bicentennial
02/10/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator Durbin to Commemorate 200th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Birth with Ceremony at Lincoln Memorial
02/10/2009 Secretary Salazar Details Strategy for Comprehensive Energy Plan on U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
02/09/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Make Announcement on Offshore Energy Development Strategy
02/09/2009 Secretary Salazar, Interior Employees Welcome First Lady Michelle Obama
02/09/2009 Interior Funding in Economic Recovery Act Would Create 100,000 Jobs
02/09/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar, Senator Cardin, Congressman Hoyer to Tour Patuxent Research Refuge/Wildlife Research Center to Review Proposed Projects Under President’s Recovery Plan
02/04/2009 Secretary Salazar Restores Balance in Controversial Last-Minute Oil and Gas Lease Sale near Utah National Parks
02/04/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Announce Decision on Controversial Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale
02/02/2009 Secretary Salazar Lauds Scientists’ Role in Preparing Public for Likely Eruption of
Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska
02/02/2009 Secretary Salazar Incorporates State Input, Announces Modified Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Wyoming
01/30/2009 Secretary Salazar Promotes Economic Benefits of Conservation Investments in Visit to Rocky Mountain Arsenal
01/29/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Tour Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Review Proposed Conservation Projects For President's Economic Stimulus Package
01/29/2009 Secretary Salazar Launches Ethics Reform Initiative in Meeting with Minerals Management Service Employees
01/28/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Salazar to Announce First Steps in DOI Reform
in Meeting at Minerals Management Service in Denver
01/28/2009 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s Remarks at Today’s White House Press Briefing
01/27/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Hold Pen and Pad Media Roundtable
01/26/2009 Secretary Salazar Outlines High Ethical Standards for Interior Department in Memo to All Employees
01/26/2009 Salazar Lauds President's Nomination of David J. Hayes as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior
01/23/2009 Secretary Studies Options for Re-Opening Lady Liberty's Crown
01/22/2009 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Visit Statue of Liberty
01/22/2009 Secretary of the Interior Salazar Pledges Accountability & Change In Employee Listening Session
01/21/2009 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Address Interior Employees around the Nation
01/21/2009 Salazar Stresses Stewardship and Service During First Day as Secretary of the Interior
01/20/2009 Secretary Salazar to Take the Helm at Interior
01/20/2009 Ken Salazar Confirmed as 50th Secretary of the Interior
01/16/2009 National Park Service, Families of Flight 93 and Svonavec, Inc. Reach Key Agreement on Crucial 274-Acre Heart of Flight 93 Permanent Memorial in Shanksville, PA
01/16/2009 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States
01/16/2009 Secretary Kempthorne Expands National Wildlife Refuge System By Nearly 60 Percent; Assigns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jurisdiction over New National Marine Monuments
01/16/2009 Department of the Interior and Department of Commerce Submit Draft Legislation to Conserve Oceanic Birds
01/16/2009 Preserve America Grants in 17 States Announced; First Preserve America Stewards Designees Announced
01/15/2009 Secretary Kempthorne, Preserve America Co-Chairs Nau and Scarlett Praise Senate Passage of Historic Preservation Programs
01/15/2009 Secretaries and Leaders of U.S. Natural Resources & Environmental Agencies Establish Partnership for Cooperative Conservation
01/15/2009 DHS and DOI sign agreement for mitigation of border security impact on the environment
01/15/2009 Secretary Kempthorne, Mexican Ambassador Sarukhan Sign Declaration Commending On-Going Partnership in the Management of the Colorado River
01/14/2009 Interior, Agriculture Secretaries Announce New Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values
01/13/2009 Nearly $27 million for National Park Centennial Challenge projects and programs in 2009
01/12/2009 Centennial Kempthorne and Director Bomar to Host Media Conference Call Tomorrow
01/12/2009 Secretary Kempthorne Announces World Heritage Nominations For Mount Vernon in Virginia and Papahanaumokuakea in Hawaii
01/12/2009 Secretary Kempthorne Announces Settlement Of Decades-Long Licensing Dispute on Cushman Hydroelectric Project
01/09/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Announce World Heritage Nominations At Mount Vernon
01/07/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Interior Department to Honor Employees Who Helped Deploy Financial and Business Management System

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