Secretary Jewell Applauds President’s Designation of the National Monuments to Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights Sites and the First National Monument to Civil War Reconstruction

January 12, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Building on the Administration’s commitment to protecting places that are culturally and historically significant and that reflect the story of all Americans, President Obama today designated the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument in Birmingham, Ala., the Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston, Ala. and the Reconstruction Era National Monument […]

Secretary Jewell, Deputy Secretary Connor to Celebrate Indian Water Rights Settlements

January 12, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The total funding authorized for these settlements is close to $3 billion, an enormous commitment that improves the quality of life for tribal members on several Indian reservations. Funds will help bring critical infrastructure to provide safe drinking water and support economic development activities for tribes, including hydroelectric power, […]

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Informe de la EPA muestra que las emisiones de sustancias químicas tóxicas al aire provenientes de instalaciones industriales se redujeron más de la mitad desde el 2005

January 12, 2017 / by Headquarters Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos publicó hoy su edición anual del Análisis Nacional del Inventario de Emisiones Tóxicas (TRI), que muestra que las emisiones de sustancias químicas tóxicas al aire se redujeron 56% del 2005 al 2015 Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/informe-de-la-epa-muestra-que-las-emisiones-de-sustancias-quimicas-toxicas-al-aire

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EPA notifica a Fiat Chrysler sobre las violaciones a la Ley de Aire Limpio

January 12, 2017 / by Headquarters Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió hoy una notificación de violación (NOV, por sus siglas en inglés) a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-notifica-fiat-chrysler-sobre-las-violaciones-la-ley-de-aire-limpio

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U.S. EPA to Discuss Report Showing Significant Drop in Air Pollution from Toxic Chemicals in Thursday Media Webinar

January 12, 2017 / by Headquarters Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Industrial facilities covered under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program are reporting a substantial decrease in releases of toxic chemicals into the environment between 2005 and 2015. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-discuss-report-showing-significant-drop-air-pollution-toxic-chemicals-thursday

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EPA Provides Two Universities with $4 Million for Drinking Water Quality Research

January 12, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Fresh Water, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $4 million in funding to two universities to research water quality issues related to low flow conditions of drinking water in premise plumbing systems. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-provides-two-universities-4-million-drinking-water-quality-research

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EPA Report Shows Air Emissions of Toxic Chemicals from Industrial Facilities Down More Than Half Since 2005

January 12, 2017 / by Headquarters Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows releases of toxic chemicals into the air fell 56% from 2005-2015 at industrial facilities submitting data to the TRI program. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-air-emissions-toxic-chemicals-industrial-facilities-down-more-half

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11:00 AM EST: EPA To Make Announcement Today Regarding Major Automaker

January 12, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a media call at 11 a.m. EST today, Thursday, January 12, to make an announcement regarding a major automaker. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/1100-am-est-epa-make-announcement-today-regarding-major-automaker

Fighting Climate Change and Discovering a Deeper Connection to My Aleut Culture

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior My name is Carter Price, I am of Aleut descent (the Aleuts are the indigenous people from the Aleutian Islands), and I’ve lived in Unalaska, Alaska for 18 years now. As I’ve grown older, I have been able to appreciate where I come from and what it means to […]

Interior Department Transfers Nearly $8 Million to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Scholarship Fund – funded in part by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations and authorized by the Cobell Settlement – provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-transfers-nearly-8-million-cobell-education-scholarship-fund

Interior Department Announces 24 New National Historic Landmarks

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The National Historic Landmarks Program recognizes historic properties of exceptional value to the nation and promotes the preservation efforts of federal, state, and local agencies and Native American tribes, as well as those of private organizations and individuals.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-24-new-national-historic-landmarks

Interior Department Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Reform Federal Coal Program

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The review, based on hundreds of thousands of public comments and prompted by a Secretarial Order issued in 2016, examined concerns about the federal coal program that have been raised by the Government Accountability Office, the Interior Department’s Inspector General, Members of Congress and the public. Read the full […]

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Volkswagen Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy joined U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch at a press conference at the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/volkswagen-agrees-plead-guilty-pay-43-billion-criminal-and-civil-penalties

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EPA Announces $2 Million to Assist Tribes’ Brownfields Efforts

January 11, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Kansas State University (KSU) to receive approximately $2 million in funding over the course of five years to provide technical support to tribes addressing environmentally contaminated land. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-2-million-assist-tribes-brownfields-efforts

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TODAY: EPA Admin. Gina McCarthy, Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch, Other Federal Officials Announce Major Development in Volkswagen Investigation

January 11, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and other federal officials will hold a press conference today, Wednesday January 11, 2017, at 1:30 P.M. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-admin-gina-mccarthy-atty-gen-loretta-lynch-other-federal-officials-announce

Interior Department Cancels Remaining Oil and Gas Leases in Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine Area

January 10, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Badger-Two Medicine is a 130,000 acre area, bounded by Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. This portion of the Rocky Mountain Front is considered sacred by the Blackfeet Tribe, and is part of a Traditional Cultural District. These characteristics caused Congress to […]

Surpassing Our Goals

January 10, 2017 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior When the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) mailed its first set of purchase offers back in December 2013, to landowners with fractional land interests on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, it was hard to imagine the impact the Program would have across Indian Country. But, after […]

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