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Latest Happenings
Salazar Announces Revised OCS Leasing Program
WED, DECEMBER 1, 2010, 01:40 PM ESTToday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced an updated oil and gas leasing strategy for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Read More >
Advisory: TODAY: Salazar, Bromwich to Provide Update on Offshore Oil and Gas Policy
WED, DECEMBER 1, 2010, 09:39 AM ESTToday Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael Bromwich will hold a conference call to provide an update on the nation’s offshore oil and gas drilling policy. Read More >
Salazar Holds Forum to Examine Best Practices for Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil and Natural Gas Production
TUE, NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 04:54 PM EST(Updated to include transcript) Interior Secretary Salazar hosted a forum on hydraulic fracturing, a practice used to extract oil & natural gas, to examine best practices to ensure natural gas on public lands is developed in a safe, sustainable manner. Read More >
Attorney General Holder, Secretaries Salazar and Vilsack Applaud Final Passage of the Claims Settlement Act
TUE, NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 04:37 PM ESTThe Departments of Justice, Interior and Agriculture applauded the bipartisan House passage of the Claims Settlement Act. The Act will provide funding for the agreements in the Pigford II, Cobell, and four separate water rights suits. Read More >
Salazar Appoints Shannon Estenoz Director of Everglades Restoration Initiatives
TUE, NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 01:58 PM ESTSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the appointment of Shannon Estenoz to be the department’s Director of Everglades Restoration Initiatives, his senior representative in South Florida for Everglades restoration. Read More >