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NEWS ABOUT: secretary of the Interior

secretary of the Interior stories: 6 news summaries

Bush Cabinet Member in Criminal Inquiry

Interior secretary gave Shell big contracts, then took job with firm

Sep 17, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether Gale Norton illegally used her power as secretary of the Interior to obtain three oil contracts for Royal Dutch Shell—which only months later hired her as a legal counsel. The 2006 decision to award Shell leases on oil-rich federal... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • Cabinet • Shell • Royal Dutch Shell • secretary of the Interior • Gale Norton

GOP Blocks Obama Interior Dep't Pick

Rejection of top deputy marks first Republican KO of nominee

May 13, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(AP) - Republicans have blocked President Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department because of a flap over oil leases in Utah. In a 57-39 Senate vote, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes they would have needed to advance the nominee past GOP obstacles. It's the first... More »

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Congress • Senate • Senate Republicans • Department of the Interior • Ken Salazar • Interior Dept. • Bob Bennett • secretary of the Interior • Obama administration • President Obama • David Hayes

US Cancels Gas, Oil Leases Near Utah Parks

Administration moves to drilling in environmentally sensitive areas

Feb 4, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama administration is scrapping the sales of oil and gas leases on areas of federally protected land spanning 130,000 acres in Utah, Bloomberg reports. “Those are American iconic treasures we need to make sure are being protected,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said today, adding that the... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of the Interior • Utah • Ken Salazar • secretary of the Interior • oil and gas leases • Obama administration • President Obama

Bush Loosens
Endangered Species Act

Another midnight ruling refuses protection to threatened animals

Dec 12, 08 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The White House incensed environmental groups yesterday by announcing sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Federal agencies will no longer have to consult with scientists before approving potentially harmful building or logging projects, and the government will not recognize the threat that global warming... More »

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Bush administration • Department of the Interior • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • secretary of the Interior • midnight regulation

NY Fed Prez Lands Top Job at Treasury

Speculation about Commerce gig surrounds Richardson

Nov 21, 08 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama transition team has settled on a treasury secretary nominee, NBC reports: Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Fed. The announcement is expected to come Monday, when the president-elect will announce his entire economic team in an attempt to quell the unrest surrounding the financial markets.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • secretary of State • Department of Commerce • Larry Summers • secretary of the Interior • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet • Raul Grijalva

Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

Feds delay decision due within 1 year

Mar 21, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three months after the deadline for declaring whether polar bears are a threatened species, the Interior Department hasn't issued a ruling, and Barbara Boxer wants to know why. The influential senator said yesterday she wants Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to appear before the environment committee and “answer questions about the... More »

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Alaska • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • Barbara Boxer • Chukchi Sea • secretary of the Interior • Dirk Kempthorne • Senate Committee on Environment • oil and gas leases

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