Secretary Salazar talked about his tenure as secretary of the Interior. Topics included BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, drilling off the coast of Alaska, the Department of the Interior’s role…
244 viewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar outlined the Obama administration’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. The plan calls for the creation of new urban green spaces and a renewed focus on clean…
239 viewsSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited the Jefferson Memorial to sign the National Mall Plan and announced the next steps in the plan to revitalize and restore the National Mall and t…
189 viewsSecretary Salazar talked about the next steps in the reorganization of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). He also responded to questions from reporters.
188 viewsParticipants in the first of two panels at the White House Conference on the Great Outdoors talked about environmental conservation efforts in the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were g…
212 viewsCabinet members spoke at the opening of the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors. They welcomed participants and spoke about the scope of federal conservation programs.
123 viewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar held a town hall meeting for employees of the Interior Department. He praised several of the employees individually for their work, outlined challenges facing …
73 viewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar talked about the policy plans of the Obama Administration in relation to public lands and endangered species. Topics included bringing guns in national parks, …
164 viewsPresident-Elect Obama announced his nomination of Senator Ken Salazar as secretary of the interior and former Governor Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture. He spoke about their experienc…
13,223 viewsWitnesses testified about pending legislation, S. 2017, the Energy Efficient Lighting for a Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2007. The act provides for setting energy efficiency standards for incand…
442 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed rules for forest restoration and allowing logging operations following forest fires. Among the topics they addressed were current federal land management p…
413 viewsA hearing was held to receive testimony on the National Park Service’s Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilde…
120 viewsThe Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing to review management and planning issues for the National Mall. Witnesses testified about …
81 viewsThe committee held a conference on water resource management, conservation efforts, legal and business issues associated with natural resource protection and use, as well as other challenges…
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