Ken Salazar and Interior Department

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

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Brooke-Sidney Gavins

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.

Salazar's Comments "An Insult To Indian People": Indian Plaintiff

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The lead plaintiff in a 12-year-old Indian trust case against the U.S. government says she is already frustrated with the Obama adm...

DOJ Defends Bush Law Permitting Concealed Weapons In Parks

Washington Post | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration is legally defending a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush that allows concealed firearms in national parks,...

Obama Wants to Re-Open Lady Liberty's Crown

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style


Marlene H. Phillips

After 9/11, I thought it was wrong to close the Crown; the Statue of Liberty is the first image of America for millions of immigrants, and for untold millions it is the iconic symbol of the US.

Senate Confirms 6 Obama Cabinet Picks, Clinton Not Included

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choic...

Salazar at the Interior Department: So Much at Stake

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

As Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has to send a powerful signal that the era of unethical behavior and unchecked industry influence is over.