Topic: U.S. Department Of The Interior
/u-s-senate" title="U.S. Senate">Senator Ken Salazar, a Democratic from Colorado , was named the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior by President-elect Barack Obama at a press conference on December 17, 2008. Obama Names Salazar As Secretary of Interior (December 17, ...
Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which gives Indians a chance to reclaim their ancient dead. *With reporting by Keith Kloor, a writer in New York City.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday said that it will go ahead with an offshore oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled next month, despite some legal concerns about the Bush-era drilling plan.Earlier this ...
Senate confirms No. 2 official for Interior Department after dispute over drilling, miningRepublicans relented and allowed the Senate to confirm President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday.David Hayes, an environmental lawyer, was confirmed by ...
Republicans block Obama's pick for Interior No. 2, first Obama nominee halted on Senate floorRepublicans blocked President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday in a dispute over oil and gas development on federal lands, ...
Federal government tells court it won't defend Bush-era cuts to spotted owl protectionThe Department of the Interior has told a federal court that it will not defend the Bush administration's decision to cut back protections for the northern spotted owl.The action could ...
The administration of US President Barack Obama moved Friday to rescind a rule that would allow health care workers to deny medical care such as birth control or abortion to patients if it clashes with their morals.The Department of Health and Human ...
Obama to mark Interior Department's 160th birthday with a visitPresident Barack Obama is marking the Interior Department's 160th birthday.The White House said Obama plans to visit the Interior Department on Tuesday afternoon. It will be the president's first trip to the department's ...
Former Interior Department official urges change to centuries-old mining lawContradicting a Barack Obama campaign position, a former transition team official said mining companies could pay federal royalties of up to 8 percent for gold, silver and other hard-rock mining on public lands.John ...
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touts ethics reforms after scandals haunt agencyInterior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne defended his two-year tenure in Washington, D.C., saying it was highlighted by ethics reforms he hopes will improve the agency's integrity after a slew of scandals.The former Idaho ...
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