June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Interior Secretary

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Murkowski Meets With Obama Pick After Political Threat

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 02.27.2013 | Politics

JUNEAU, Alaska -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Wednesday she had a good meeting with President Barack Obama's nominee for Interior secretary a week a...

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Obama Naming New Cabinet Post

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to bike, ski and climb mountains...

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Obama Appointee Leaving Post

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 03.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sou...

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Salazar: Outdoor Recreation Has Provided An Economic Boost

AP | Posted 07.25.2012 | Green

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Thursday that even during the Great Recession, growth in the outdoor recreation indus...

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Reagan's Birthday Caveat

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Reagan's anti-big government ideology led him to choose department heads dedicated to weakening or rolling back regulatory safeguards -- safeguards that were designed to protect the environment.

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Ken Salazar: 'I'm staying'

politico.com | PATRICK REIS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he's not leaving his post any time soon. Salazar was not present at President Barack Obama's State of the Uni...

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Dems Demand That Salazar Stop Dragging His Heels And Investigate BP Whistleblower Allegations

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Salazar, Ken Salazar, Interior-Secretary, Atlantis Rig, Ken Abbott, Whistleblower Ken Abbott, Gulf Oil Spill, Atlantis Oil Rig, Atlantis, BP Oil Spill, Oil Spill, BP Atlantis, Green News, Oil, Green News

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar still has yet to conduct a formal interview with Ken Abbott, a whistleblower from BP's Atlantis rig where operators are...

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Feds: No Snakes On A Plane

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Interior Department, Pythons, Interior Secretary, Constrictor Snakes, Ecosystems, Jfk, Ken Salazar, Burmese Python, New York, Wildlife, Snakes on a Plane, Everglades, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Federal officials want to keep nine kinds of constrictor snakes out of the United States, saying they belong to invasive...

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Ken Salazar To Release Water Into Grand Canyon

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Glen Canyon Dam, Grand Canyon, Flooding, Interior Secretary, Manmade Flood, High Flow, Ken Salazar, Colorado River, Lake Powell, Release Water, Video, Denver News

Interior secretary Ken Salazar is calling for the Colorado River to be flooded in order protect habitats and archeological sites in the grand canyon. ...

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A Broken Promise Jeopardizes America's Wildlife Conservation Legacy

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Science, Interior Secretary, Obama, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Salazar, Endangered Species Act, Gray Wolf, Green News

Sec. Salazar's legal sleight of hand is in direct contrast to Obama's pledge to restore scientific integrity to decisions about endangered-species conservation.

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Federal Bailout Won't Make A Dent in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Problems

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

The Delta, which provides water to nearly two-thirds of all Californians and is suffering from a three year drought, may not have a federal bailout after all.

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