Published by the Department of the Interior The science plan identifies 37 priority science needs that address knowledge gaps in five topic areas: fire, invasive plants, restoration, sagebrush and greater sage-grouse, and climate and weather. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/new-rangeland-fire-science-plan-essential-sage-grouse-sagebrush-conservation-and
Published by the Department of the Interior The Buy-Back Program implements the land consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement, which provided $1.9 billion to purchase fractional interests in trust or restricted land from willing sellers at fair market value. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/interior-department-highlight-administrations-work-reduce-land-fractionation-indian
Published by the Department of the Interior We’re bats for Bat Week! Plus: The newest National Wildlife Refuge, and remembering the Freedom Riders Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/this-week-interior-october-28-2016
Published by the Department of the Interior The proposed transfer would involve lands that were part of the Joshua Tree National Monument when it was originally designated in 1936. This transfer would provide contiguous management of important lands and resources in the Eagle Mountain area next to Joshua Tree National Park. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-initiates-process-protect-important-lands-near-joshua-tree-national-park
Published by the Department of the Interior After touring sites in Anniston Thursday morning, Jewell and Jarvis attended a community meeting at Anniston’s First United Methodist Church. They then toured sites in Birmingham and attended a community meeting at Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church. Comments from the public at both sites were overwhelmingly in favor of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to improve the nation’s hazardous waste regulations to protect public health and the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-rule-finalizing-changes-existing-hazardous-waste-export-and-import
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—Today, as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to take action on climate change and protect public health, EPA is announcing the founding partners of the ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Option under the Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge (Met Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-first-one-future-commitments-under-methane-challenge-program
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36291&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36290&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior To date, BOEM has awarded eleven commercial wind leases, including nine through the competitive lease sale process. These lease sales have generated more than $16 million in winning bids for more than a million acres in federal waters. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-auction-over-79000-acres-offshore-new-york-wind-energy-development
Published by the Department of the Interior In response to the storm, Interior invested more than $787 million to clean up and repair damaged public lands, restore and strengthen coastal marshes, wetlands and shoreline; and bolster local efforts to protect communities from future natural disasters. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-celebrate-restoration-efforts-prime-hook-national-wildlife-refuge
Published by the Department of the Interior In honor of his birthday, check out some great Roosevelt stories and quotes below. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/conservation-legacy-theodore-roosevelt
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a package of tools to help communities plan long-term strategies for managing stormwater pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-new-guide-long-term-stormwater-planning-names-five-pilot-communities
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the Environmental Justice 2020 Action Agenda (EJ 2020), the Agency’s environmental justice strategic plan for 2016 to 2020. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-ej-2020-action-agenda-agencys-environmental-justice-strategic-plan-2016
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (WASHINGTON, D.C., el 27 de octubre de 2016) La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-publica-agenda-de-accion-ej-2020-el-plan-estrategico-de-justicia-ambiental-de-la
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – 19 oil wells have been set ablaze following the launch of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – Burning stockpiles of sulphur dioxide at an industrial facility created a large toxic cloud and temporarily hampered the […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary Jewell and Director Jarvis will tour two sites including the former Greyhound bus station on Gurnee Avenue and the site of the firebombing of the Freedom Rider bus. They will also hear from members of the Freedom Riders Park Committee. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-national-park-service-director-jarvis-hear-communitys-vision
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36287&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior The nation’s newest wildlife refuge joins the largest network of lands in the nation dedicated to wildlife conservation, with 565 other national wildlife refuges – at least one refuge in every state – and other protected areas covering more than 150 million acres. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-announces-great-thicket-national-wildlife-refuge
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks Energy Star Day 2016 by calling on Americans to change out their inefficient light bulbs with Energy Star certified LED bulbs. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-national-call-action-change-out-300-million-light-bulbs