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Media Advisory: Tuesday: Secretary Jewell, Governor O’Malley to Make Announcement on Offshore Wind in Maryland
MON, DECEMBER 16, 2013, 11:40 AM ESTAs part of President Obama’s comprehensive plan to move our economy toward domestic clean energy sources, Secretary Jewell will join Governor O’Malley and others for an important announcement on progress for wind leasing offshore Maryland. Read More >
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This Week at Interior December 13, 2013
FRI, DECEMBER 13, 2013, 03:58 PM ESTA historic agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Oglala Sioux Tribe; the Secretary travels west to talk conservation and water issues; land in the southern Chesapeake Bay region is sinking; a polar bear summit concludes in Moscow; more. Watch Video >
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Secretary Jewell Meets with Western Governors to Provide Update on Sage Grouse Conservation Planning, Lauds Unprecedented Federal-State Cooperation
THU, DECEMBER 12, 2013, 03:20 PM ESTAt a meeting with western governors today, Secretary Jewell applauded the unprecedented federal-state cooperation on planning efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse but emphasized that much work still needs to be done. Read More >
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Media Advisory: Secretary Jewell to Travel to Nevada to Promote Conservation and Water Initiatives
WED, DECEMBER 11, 2013, 12:27 PM ESTSecretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will travel to Nevada on Thursday, kicking off a two-day swing to underscore the Department’s commitment to collaborative, landscape-level solutions to conservation and water issues. Read More >
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Media Advisory: Secretary Jewell to Visit Laguna Pueblo School, Discuss American Indian Education Initiatives
TUE, DECEMBER 10, 2013, 12:21 PM ESTThe visit to the Laguna Elementary School and a subsequent roundtable with principals from other local tribally controlled grant schools and BIE-operated schools will help inform the work of Interior’s American Indian Education Study Group. Read More >