Subscribe

Email Updates
Sign up to stay informed about the latest happenings at Interior.

Subscribe

Sign up to stay informed about the latest happenings at Interior.
U.S. Department of the Interior - News
twitter facebook youtube facebook flickr addThis
Resources for:
Text Size Click to decrease text size. Click to increase text size. Click to increase text size.   

2007 News Archive




In This Section:

2008 News Archive
2007 News Archive
2006 News Archive
2005 News Archive
2004 News Archive
2003 News Archive
1995-2002 News Archive

12/18/2007 Independent Study Panel Reports Findings on
Interior's Mineral Royalty Revenue System
12/18/2007 Deputy Assistant Secretary David Cohen Leaving
Interior
12/14/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Meet with Governors
of Florida, Alabama and Georgia
12/13/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Signs Historic Decision
For New Colorado River Management Strategies
12/12/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary Kempthorne to Sign
Historic River Compact At Colorado River Water
Users Association Meeting
12/07/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Help Celebrate
Everglades National Park's 60th Anniversary
12/05/2007 The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
Cautions Trust Account Holders About Misleading Notifications
12/04/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Address International Regulators Offshore Safety Conference in Miami
11/30/2007 Kempthorne-Led U.S. Group on Earth Observations Announces Scientific Initiatives
11/29/2007 $1 Billion in Federal Funds Will Help Six Coastal States to Restore and Protect Their Shoreline Environments
11/29/2007 Interior Expands Financial and Business Management System
11/29/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Leads U.S. Delegation to International Earth Observation Summit in South Africa
11/26/2007 Artman Issues a Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation
11/26/2007 Artman Issues a Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians
11/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Commends Wildland Firefighters, National Fire Center Employees for Their Service to Nation
11/16/2007 Preserve America Grants Available to Communities in all 50 States; Application Deadline Dec. 12
11/16/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Commemorate 144th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at Gettysburg National Military Park
11/15/2007 Army Corps of Engineers Updates Drought Situation as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Biological Opinion of Proposed Water Management Changes to Interim Operating Plan
11/14/2007 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Lauds Department's Financial and Performance Management
11/14/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Prepare and Serve Pancakes to Interior Employees at "Thanks-for-giving" Event
11/14/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Honor Interior Employees For Outstanding Performance In Financial Management, Accountability
11/14/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Address National Congress of American Indians
11/13/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Address Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Meeting in Hawaii
11/09/2007 Assistant Secretary Artman to Address Tribal Leaders November 12 at the NCAI 64th Annual Convention
11/09/2007 "BIE READS" Helps to Kick Off National American Indian Heritage Month at DOI
11/09/2007 Trust for The National Mall Launches Historic Public/Private Partnership
11/09/2007 Statement by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne in Honor of Veterans Day
11/06/2007 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Exhibition Opens at Interior Museum
11/05/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Details New Frontier for Offshore Alternative Energy Development
11/05/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Preview Vietnam Memorial Exhibition Featuring Personal Items Left by Loved Ones at the "HealingWall"
11/05/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Read to Elementary Students, Kick-Off 'BIE READS' to Promote Literacy
11/02/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Joins Mrs. Laura Bush and Other Dignitaries to Announce Administration's Marine Debris Initiative
11/02/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Discuss New Frontier for Offshore Alternative Energy Development
11/01/2007 Artman Meets with Tribal Leaders Impacted by SoCal Fires
10/31/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Host Water Meeting with Governors of Alabama, Florida and Georgia
10/31/2007 Mrs. Laura Bush Announces Bipartisan Historic Preservation Legislation
10/30/2007 Mrs. Laura Bush to Announce Bipartisan Historic Preservation Legislation at October 31 Capitol Hill Event
10/30/2007 Kempthorne Applauds Confirmation of Lyle Laverty As Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
10/29/2007 Artman to Inspect Fire Damage on La Jolla and Rincon Reservations; Will Meet With Tribal, Federal and State Officials on Relief Efforts
10/26/2007 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Names Members for Committee to Address Wildlife Impacts of Wind Turbines
10/26/2007 Department of the Interior Thanks Senator Bingaman for Introduction of Cooperative Conservation Legislation
10/23/2007 October 25 Consultation Meeting on Tribal Gaming RAPs Cancelled due to Southern California Wildland Fire Emergency
10/23/2007 Federal and State Wildland Fire Experts Jointly Respond to Southern California Wildfires
10/23/2007 Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Address National Parks Conservation Association Gala
10/19/2007 Interior Department Hosts International Pollinator Conference
10/19/2007 Administration Official to Discuss Two Cooperative Conservation Announcements
10/16/2007 Media Roundtable With Dr. Marburger, Secretary Kempthorne And Vice Admiral Lautenbacher
10/13/2007 How Art Can Change the World: Secretary Kempthorne Lauds Winners of Duck Stamp Competition
10/12/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces Appointments To Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
10/10/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Celebrate National Wildlife Refuges on Capitol Hill This Evening
10/09/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Will Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week at Sanibel Island, Florida Events
10/05/2007 Memorial Dedicated At The African Burial Ground National Monument
10/04/2007 Record Oil and Gas Lease Sale Attracts $ 2.9 Billion for Offshore Tracts in the Central Gulf of Mexico
10/02/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Open Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
10/02/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Participate in Dedication of Memorial at African Burial Ground National Monument
10/01/2007 U.S., Palauan Leaders Open $150 million “Road to the Future”
09/27/2007 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Announces New Preserve America Grants
09/26/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Meets with Marshalls’ President Note
09/25/2007 Notification List will Help Federal Agencies Carry Out Their Responsibilities for Native Hawaiian Affairs
09/21/2007 Federal and State Collaboration Results in Crackdown On Marketing of Fake Indian Arts and Crafts
09/21/2007 Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Help Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
09/19/2007 Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Deliver Keynote Remarks to Field & Stream Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala
09/17/2007 Media Advisory - Interior Department Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month The National Park Service Hosts 2007 Special Observance Program “Hispanic Americans: Making a Positive Impact on Society Today”
09/15/2007 Ceremony in North Dakota Recognizes Medora as a Preserve America Community And Dedicates Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch
09/14/2007 Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Meeting
09/14/2007 Media Advisory - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Help Dedicate Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch
09/13/2007 Media Advisory - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Address Friends of the Network to Freedom Association’s Inaugural Conference
09/07/2007 Future Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice Will Lower Polar Bear Populations and Limit Their Distribution
09/07/2007 ACHP Announces Expanded Eligibility for 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards
09/07/2007 Media Advisory - USGS Science Available to Inform U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision Making on Polar Bears
09/07/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Honors Local Williamsburg Veteran For Volunteer Service to Yorktown National Cemetery
09/04/2007 BLM Announces Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values
09/04/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Give Keynote Address at National Association of State Park Directors 2007 Conference
08/31/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Dedicate New Federal Wildlife Preserve Land in Thousand Palms California
08/31/2007 DOI-Tribal Dialogue Meetings on Indian Affairs Modernization Initiative Announced
08/30/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces New Grant Program under Water 2025
08/30/2007 National Parks to Highlight Authentic Indian Arts and Crafts
08/23/2007 First National Park Centennial Projects ‘Ready to Go;’ Adding Sparkle to America’s ‘Crown Jewels’
08/22/2007 Secretary Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Bomar, Congressman Dicks to Hold Joint Teleconference on National Park Service Centennial Initiative Project Announcement
08/20/2007 Secretary of the Interior and National Park Service Director to Announce Proposals for Matching Funds Critical to National Park Service Centennial
08/17/2007 Kempthorne Approves $132 Million for Restoration of Lake Tahoe, Land Conservation in Southern Nevada
08/17/2007 Agriculture, Interior Secretaries Initiate President's Enhanced Hunting And Land Conservation Opportunities
08/17/2007 Media Advisory - U.S. Department of the Interior Library to Host The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson: The Contributions and Legacy of the Founder of the Modern Environmental Movemen
08/16/2007 Media Advisory - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Tour Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Host Town Meeting
08/15/2007 Interior Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands to Feature Industry Session on Guam Military Buildup
08/14/2007 Mississippi Preserve America Communities, Grantees Celebrate in Vicksburg with Gov. Barbour, City and Federal Officials
08/14/2007 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett Recognizes Juneau, Alaska as a Designated Preserve America Community
08/14/2007 Kempthorne Comments on White House Report Calling for New National Land Imaging Program
08/13/2007 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Scarlett to Tour Kassan, Meet with Tribal Leaders in Kassan and Prince of Wales
08/13/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Helps Dedicate New Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park
08/13/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces Joint U.S.-Mexico Statement on Lower Colorado River Issues
08/09/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Help Dedicate New Craig Thomas Discovery Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park
08/06/2007 Kempthorne Applauds Senate’s Confirmation of Brent Wahlquist as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
08/06/2007 Kempthorne Lauds Senate Confirmation of Jim Caswell as Director of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management
08/06/2007 Media Advisory - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Deliver Keynote Address at Interior Diversity Days Conference
08/03/2007 Idaho Quarter Ceremony Attracts Cabinet Secretaries, United States Mint Director to Historic Boise Ceremony
07/31/2007 Two Cabinet Secretaries and United States Mint Director Celebrate Idaho Quarter at Boise Event August 3rd
07/26/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces $9.2 Million in Grants for Water Conservation Projects in West
07/26/2007 Planting Hope: Kempthorne Dedicates American Chestnut Tree, Underscoring Partnership to Restore Natural Icon to Appalachia
07/25/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Takes Action to Strengthen Interior's Wildland Firefighting Efforts
07/24/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Spotlights American Chestnut Tree Restoration to Mark 30th Anniversary of Surface Mining Reclamation Act
07/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Names Randall Luthi Director of Minerals Management Service
07/23/2007 Media Advisory - Artman to be Keynote Speaker July 24 at First BIE National Partnership Conference on Improving Indian Education
07/23/2007 Media Advisory - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Speak on Cooperative Conservation to the NACD Legislative Conference
07/19/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Visit Great Swamp, Wildcat Ridge
07/19/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett Presents 2007 National Take Pride In America® Award Winners
07/19/2007 Ardmore Man Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Local Middle School Receives 2007 Take Pride In America National Award
07/19/2007 "Ridge Rangers" Win 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Local Non-Profit Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Trout Restoration Project Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 C & O Canal Superintendent Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Antietam Volunteers Win 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Winnetka Woman Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Trout Restoration Project Wins 2007 Take Pride In America® National Award
07/19/2007 Spearfish Man Wins 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award
07/19/2007 Local Groups Win 2007 Take Pride in America® National Awards
07/19/2007 Local Volunteers Win 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award
07/19/2007 Local Group Wins 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award
07/19/2007 Yuma Man Wins 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award
07/19/2007 City of Clifton, New Jersey Wins 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award
07/17/2007 Media Advisory - Secretary Kempthorne to Present at the 2007 Take Pride in America® National Awards Ceremony
07/13/2007 Media Advisory - Witness to History: The March on Washington Exhibit Open for Media Preview on July 17
07/13/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Names Kameran Onley to Assume Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
07/12/2007 Mrs. Laura Bush Announces First 2007 Preserve America Grant Recipients, New Communities
07/12/2007 USGS Finds Polar Bear Denning Shifting From Sea Ice to Coastal Habitats in Northern Alaska
07/10/2007 Media Advisory - Mrs. Laura Bush Presents 2007 Preserve America Grants on Capitol Hill July 12
07/05/2007 Ragsdale Announces Vicki Forrest as New Head of BIA Trust Services
07/02/2007 Kempthorne Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary Mark Limbaugh
06/29/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Approves 2007-2012 Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
06/28/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Applauds President Bush's Intention to Nominate Brent Wahlquist as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
06/28/2007 Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered Species List. Secretary Kempthorne: The eagle has returned
06/27/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY - Secretary Kempthorne to Make Major Announcement on Status of Bald Eagle
06/25/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Welcomes World Heritage Committee's Decision to Remove Everglades National Park from List of Endangered Sites
06/22/2007 Artman Issues a Final Determination to Decline Acknowledgment of the St. Francis / Sokoki Band of Abenakis of Vermont
06/21/2007 Preserve America Communities Now Number 500
06/20/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY - U.S. Department of the Interior Museum opens Witness to History: The March on Washington exhibit
06/20/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY - Juan Williams to Speak on the Civil Rights Movement in Conjunction with Witness to History: The March on Washington exhibit
06/19/2007 Acting Assistant Secretary Verhey Announces Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects
06/19/2007 Department of the Interior Unveils Cooperative Conservation Legislation to Streamline and Facilitate Conservation Projects
06/18/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Unveil Cooperative Conservation Legislation
06/15/2007 United States Pleased with Progress Made to Conserve Elephants, Tigers, Sawfish, and Other Species at CITES Conference in The Hague
06/15/2007 Kempthorne Assures American Samoa Leaders of Interior's Commitment to the Islands' Economic Development
06/15/2007 Local Governments to Receive $232 million in Federal Compensation for Non-Taxable Federal Lands
06/14/2007 Coastal America Designates the Acuario de Veracruz as its First International Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center
06/13/2007 U.S. Gains Passage Of Proposal To Protect Rare Corals At International Convention On Trade In Endangered Species
06/13/2007 U.S. Leads Effort To Protect Wild Tigers From Poaching, Successfully Rallies Support For Resolution On Tiger Farms
06/13/2007 Kempthorne Underscores Interior's Commitment to Marshall Islands Assistance, Visits Majuro, Kwajalein, Ebeye
06/13/2007 The United States Announces 33 Grants to Support $4 million in Conservation Projects for Elephants, Tigers, Great Apes and Rhinoceroses in 17 Countries
06/12/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett Helps Kick Off Udall Foundation Biodiesel Bus Tour
06/12/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Meet American Samoa Leaders, Visit Western District, National Park, Tuna Cannery
06/12/2007 Kempthorne Discusses Compact, Environmental, Economic Issues with Leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia
06/11/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Meet Leaders of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Speak to Chamber of Commerce
06/11/2007 Kempthorne, Palauan Leaders Focus on Environmental, Economic Development Improvements to Islands
06/11/2007 United States Affirms Support For Shark Conservation, Backs Proposals For International Trade Restrictions On Spiny Dogfish And Porbeagle Sharks
06/08/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Meet Leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei State During Official Visit
06/08/2007 World Oceans Day, June 8, 2007 - Secretary Kempthorne, Interior Bureaus Support National Oceans Month
06/08/2007 Kempthorne: Close Coordination Vital for Defense Department Build-up in U.S. Territory of Guam
06/07/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Meet With Palauan Leaders, Visit Rock Islands, Capitol Complex, Compact Road
06/07/2007 United States Affirms Commitment To Elephant Conservation Following Cites' Standing Committee Approval Of One-Time Sale Of Ivory By Three African Nations
06/06/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Visit Ritidian Refuge, Meet with Civilian Military Task Force, Hold Joint News Conference
06/06/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Discusses Major Challenges Facing Northern Marianas with Island Leaders
06/05/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Hold Talks with Guam Leaders, Visit War in the Pacific Park, Chamorro Village Market
06/05/2007 Secretary Names Henri Bisson Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs
06/05/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Make Official Visit to CNMI, Visit Memorial Park , Speak at Southern High Graduation
06/04/2007 Kempthorne Praises Veterans of the 1942 Battle of Midway as Authentic American Heroes
06/01/2007 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett to Participate in Ribbon Cuttings at Two New National Trails in Oregon
06/01/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Designates 40 New National Recreation Trails in 22 States 1000th Trail Will Honor Hero of September 11, 2001
05/31/2007 New Climate Change Task Force at Interior Department
05/31/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to be Keynote Speaker at Event to Honor Battle of Midway Veterans at Midway Atoll
05/31/2007 Walter Cruickshank to be Acting Director of Interior Department's Minerals Management Service
05/31/2007 Kempthorne Presents to the President a Vision for the Future of Our National Parks
05/30/2007 Kempthorne Lauds President's Intention to Nominate Jim Caswell as Director of the Bureau of Land Management
05/30/2007 Secretary Kempthorne, Director Bomar to Hold Press Conference Unveiling Centennial Initiative Report to the President
05/29/2007 Take Pride In America® Announces Recipients Of The 2007 National Award For Federal Land Managers
05/25/2007 United States to Support Conservation of Tigers, Elephants, Whales, and Other Species at Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species
05/23/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY - Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Help Rededicate the Grand Canyon's Newly Reconstructed Yavapai Observation Station
05/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Reappoints Four Individuals to the Sporting Conservation Council
05/23/2007 2007 Take Pride in America® National Award Winners Announced
05/22/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett Presents Preserve America Community Designations, Speaks About Need for Cooperation in Land Management
05/22/2007 Secretary Kempthorne and David Tkeshelashvili, Minister of Environment for the Republic of Georgia, Formalize Park Partnership
05/22/2007 Kempthorne: No Longer 'Business as Usual' for Employee Health and Safety Programs at Interior
05/21/2007 Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett to Participate in Designation of Two Ohio Communities As Preserve America Communities
05/21/2007 Secretary Kempthorne and the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Georgia to Hold Park Partnership Signing Ceremony
05/18/2007 Deputy Secretary Of the Interior Lynn Scarlett to Speak at Rachel Carson Birthday Celebration
05/17/2007 More than 500 Tribal Leaders, Federal Officials and Leaders of Native Organizations Present Economic Policy Recommendations for Indian Country
05/17/2007 Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Carl Artman Addresses National Native American Economic Policy Summit
05/15/2007 National Native American Economic Policy Summit Convenes in Phoenix Tribal Leaders, Federal Partners Begin Crucial Dialogue on Indian Country’s Economic Policy Agenda
05/15/2007 Media Advisory - Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Carl J. Artman to Deliver Keynote Address at the National Native American Economic Policy Summit
05/14/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Leads Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Memory of Interior Law Enforcement Officers
05/11/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces $3.9 Million in Grants for Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
05/11/2007 Media Advisory - Tribes, Native Organizations and Federal Agencies Gather for Ground-Breaking Economic Summit
05/11/2007 Media Advisory - Kempthorne to Lead Interior Law Officers Memorial Service, Participate in National Police Officers Memorial Ceremony
05/11/2007 Kempthorne Names Michael Howell Chief Information Officer
05/11/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Lauds Bureau of Land Management Volunteers at 2007 National Awards Ceremony
05/09/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Recognizes Interior Employees at 64th Honors Convocation
05/09/2007 Kempthorne and Johanns Thank International Firefighting Partners for Aid in 2006
05/09/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Joins Mrs. Laura Bush in Presenting the 2007 Preserve America Presidential Awards
05/08/2007 Tribes, Native Organizations, Federal Partners to Gather in Phoenix for Ground-breaking Summit
05/08/2007 New Administration Proposal Calls for Greater Protection of Nation's Coral Reefs
05/08/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Honors 28 Executives At Department of the Interior
05/08/2007 Take Pride In America® Announces Ongoing Partnership With Toyota
05/08/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Join Mrs. Laura Bush to Present the Preserve America Presidential Awards
05/08/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at Bureau of Land Management's 2007 National Volunteer Awards
05/07/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Announces MMS Director Johnnie Burton's Retirement
05/07/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at Pacific Island Night
05/04/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Thanks Australian Firefighters for Assistance in Battling U.S. Wildfires
05/04/2007 Ragsdale Confirms Ed Parisian as Regional Director of BIA Rocky Mountain Regional Office
05/02/2007 Idaho, Nez Perce Tribe, and Federal Government Finalize Snake River Water Agreement
05/01/2007 Interior Program Encourages Greater Development of Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands
04/30/2007 Assistant Secretary Steve Allred to Discuss OCS, Geothermal and Oil Shale Energy Development
04/30/2007 Artman to Speak May 3 at Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Service
04/30/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett Leads Ceremony Transferring Las Cabezas de San Juan Lighthouse to The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
04/30/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Unveils Major Initiative to Expand Oil, Natural Gas Production on the Outer Continental Shelf
04/30/2007 Fact Sheet — 2007-2012 Proposed Final Program (PFP)
04/30/2007 Questions and Answers — 2007-2012 Proposed Final Program (PFP)
04/28/2007 Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett Joins Fish and Wildlife Service Employees and Partners for the Grand Opening of the Iguaca Aviary
04/27/2007 Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett Helps Launch New Junior Ranger Program at San Juan National Historic Site
04/26/2007 Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett to Visit Puerto Rico
04/26/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Celebrate National Junior Ranger Day at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
04/26/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Announce Major Oil and Gas Development Program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
04/25/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Swear in Junior Rangers at Cabrillo National Monument
04/24/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Visit San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and the Headlands Institute
04/24/2007 Artman Announces $1.5 Million Awarded to 13 Tribes for Energy and Mineral Development Projects
04/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Ceremonially Reopens Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Kicking off National Park Week
04/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Creates Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site New Historic Site is the Nation's 391st National Park Unit
04/23/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Encourages All Americans to Celebrate National Park Week
04/20/2007 Partnership Agreement Signed to Establish American Indian/Alaska Native Business Opportunities and Workforce Development Center
04/19/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Kick Off National Park Week at Frederick Douglass House National Historic Site
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Honors 2006 Recipients Of Environmental Achievement Awards
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Honors Employees in Massachusetts As Earth Day Role Models
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Honors California BLM Abandoned Mine Lands Team
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Names Alaskans as Earth Day Role Models
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Honors Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge with Environmental Achievement Award
04/19/2007 Department of the Interior Honors Yellowstone and EPA Employees as Earth Day Role Models
04/19/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Honors Local Volunteer During National Volunteer Week
04/18/2007 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Formally Welcomes Carl Artman as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
04/18/2007 Interior Secretary Kempthorne, DOI Employees Join Take Pride in America® to Clean Up the Potomac
04/17/2007 Rachel Carson Exhibit Opens at Interior Museum
04/17/2007 American Indian Fashion Exhibit Opens at Interior Museum
04/16/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Ceremonially Swear in Carl Artman as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
04/16/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Receive Outdoor Industry Award
04/16/2007 Secretary Kempthorne, Department of the Interior Employees join Take Pride in America® for Capital River Relief Project
04/13/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards Ceremony
04/13/2007 Deputy Secretary Scarlett to Address the Utah Energy Summit
04/12/2007 James Cason to Assume Assistant Secretary's Duties
04/10/2007 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Announces $3 Million in Immediate Funding for Healthy Lands Initiative
04/08/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Joins Japanese Ambassador in Lighting Ancient Stone Lantern during Cherry Blossom Festival
04/06/2007 Secretary Kempthorne To Join Japanese Ambassador At Lighting of Stone Lantern during Cherry Blossom Festival
04/06/2007 Secretary Kempthorne to Hold News Media Teleconference on Funding for Healthy Lands Initiative
04/05/2007 Enemy Swim Day School FACE Program Among Winners of Verizon Foundation’s First Tech Savvy Award
04/04/2007 Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 12 National Historic Landmarks in 10 States
03/30/2007 Interior Agencies Focus on Prevention During Health and Safety Awareness Week
03/30/2007 Michael Olsen to Leave Indian Affairs for ASLM
03/29/2007 Kempthorne Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary Weimer
03/28/2007 Federal Leaders Launch New One-Stop, Interagency Website for Recreation Reservations
03/28/2007 Interior and HACU Renew Partnership to Enhance Hispanic Education and Employment; Secretary Kempthorne Delivers Remarks at MOU Signing
03/27/2007 Federal Partners To Launch One-Stop Website For Recreation Reservations
03/27/2007 Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne to Address National Ocean Industries Association
03/27/2007 Interior and HACU Renew Partnership to Enhance Hispanic Education and Employment; Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at MOU Signing Ceremony
03/23/2007 Kempthorne Headed to Seattle for Listening Session on President's $3 Billion Park Centennial Initiative
03/23/2007 Kempthorne Praises President's Intention to Nominate Lyle Laverty Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
03/22/2007 Kerrey and Garn to Head Bipartisan Panel
03/19/2007 Kempthorne Headed to Seattle for Listening Session on President's $3 Billion Park Centennial Initiative
03/19/2007 Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett to Hold Listening Session in Cleveland on $3 Billion National Park Centennial Initiative
03/15/2007 Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett to Hold Listening Session in San Francisco on National Park Centennial Initiative
03/15/2007 Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett to Hold Listening Session in Denver on $3 Billion National Park Centennial Initiative
03/15/2007 Interior Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann to Host Listening Session in Miami on National Park Centennial Initiative
03/13/2007 Omar C. Bradley Named New Head of BIA's Navajo Regional Office
03/13/2007 National Park Service Hosts Listening Session on $3 Billion National Park Centennial Initiative (St. Louis, Missouri)
03/13/2007 National Park Service Hosts Listening Session on $3 Billion National Park Centennial Initiative (Boston, MA)
03/12/2007 Photography Exhibit of Siberian-Yupik Community Members Opens at Interior Museum
03/12/2007 U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Showcases Conservation Accomplishments
03/09/2007 Secretary Kempthorne, NPS Director Bomar to Hold Listening Sessions on National Park Centennial Initiative
03/08/2007 Carl Artman Sworn In as New Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
03/05/2007 Kempthorne Applauds Senate's Confirmation of Carl Artman as Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
03/02/2007 Secretary Kempthorne Joins Mrs. Laura Bush in Announcing Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
 02/28/2007  Reclamation Releases Draft EIS on Proposed Guidelines for Managing Colorado River During Drought Conditions
 02/27/2007  Secretary Kempthorne to Join First Lady on Visit to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
 02/26/2007  Mining Industry Urged to Expand Cooperative Restoration and Conservation Efforts on Public Lands
 02/23/2007  Assistant Secretary Allred to Deliver Keynote Remarks to Western Mining Conference
 02/22/2007  Secretary Kempthorne To Tour Bureau of Land Management Lands In Southeastern New Mexico; Discuss Impact of Healthy Lands Initiative
 02/21/2007  Secretary Kempthorne to Meet with Tribal Leaders in Arizona About Budget Initiatives to Fight Meth and Strengthen Schools
 02/15/2007  Cason Issues Positive Final Determination to Acknowledge the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc., as an Indian Tribe
 02/13/2007  Kempthorne, D.C. Students Join 20 Million Visitors for Electronic Field Trip to National Park
 02/12/2007  The 198th Anniversary of the Birth of President Abraham Lincoln observed at the Lincoln Memorial
 02/12/2007  Secretary Kempthorne, NPS Director Bomar, Delegate Norton and Mayor Fenty to Lead Ceremony on 2/14
 02/12/2007  Secretary Kempthorne to Join D.C. Students for an Electronic Field Trip to a National Park
 02/12/2007  Commemorating the 198th Anniversary of the Birth of President Abraham Lincoln
 02/08/2007  Other Lighthouses Nationwide under Consideration
 02/07/2007  Kempthorne to Visit Independence National Historical Park to Discuss NPS Budget, Centennial Challenge, Area Parks
 02/07/2007  Jim Hughes is Acting Director of Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management
 02/06/2007  Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett to Showcase the "National Park Centennial Challenge" and the President's 2008 proposed budget
 02/05/2007  National Park Service Budget & Centennial Initiative Roll-Out Media/Press Call-In
 02/05/2007  President's Budget Will Improve National Parks, Working Landscapes, Indian Education and Safety
 02/05/2007  Healthy Lands Initiative Restores, Protects Wildlife Habitat While Meeting Nation's Vital Energy Needs
 02/05/2007  Kempthorne: Indian Initiatives Focus on Safety, Education of American Indian Youth
 02/05/2007  Kempthorne: President's Centennial Initiative Calls for $3 Billion to Improve, Expand National Park Programs
 02/02/2007  Secretary Kempthorne to Discuss Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year 2008 Budget for Interior
 01/31/2007  Interior Secretary Kempthorne and Minister Sun of the China Ministry of Land and Resources Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Future Cooperation on Natural Resources
 01/31/2007  U.S.-Canadian Science Pact to Improve Monitoring of Land Cover, Biodiversity, Climate Change
 01/30/2007  Interior Secretary Kempthorne and Minister Sun of China Ministry of Land and Resources To Sign Memorandum of Understanding To Facilitate Future Cooperation
 01/29/2007  Interior Department Announces Delisting of Western Great Lakes Wolves; Proposed Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves
 01/26/2007  Bush Administration Announces $140 Million More for Clean Ocean Priorities
 01/26/2007  FACT SHEET - President Bush Continues His Strong Commitment to Our Oceans And Proposes Substantial New Funding for Oceans Priorities
 01/26/2007  Secretary Kempthorne Highlights Progress To Achieve Goals of U.S. Ocean Action Plan
 01/25/2007  Bush Administration Officials to Announce Landmark Budget Request for Ocean Priorities
 01/24/2007  Secretary Kempthorne Welcomes President's Call for Increased Energy Efficiency in Federal Government
 01/24/2007  Interior Secretary Kempthorne Presents Top Conservation Award to Maryland Eagle Scout Joshua Stone
 01/19/2007  Deputy Secretary Scarlett Announces Fish and Wildlife Service Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands in 14 States
 01/18/2007  Allred Asks Congress for Additional Tools to Resolve Royalty Issue on 1998-1999 Leases in Gulf of Mexico
 01/18/2007  Interior Secretary Kempthorne to Give Keynote Speech On Status of Everglades Restoration
 01/12/2007  Secretary Kempthorne Urges Students to Emulate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Courage, Vision
 01/11/2007  Kempthorne to Speak at National Park Service Special Observance for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 01/09/2007  Kempthorne May Offer Areas in North Aleutian Basin, Central Gulf of Mexico for Leasing; Increases Royalty Rate for Offshore Oil and Gas Leases