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Obama cabinet member campaigns in western Virginia
Only 12 days left until the election. That's why campaigns are calling on the heavy hitters hoping to win votes. Wednesday Ken Salazar, the U-S Secretary of the Interior came to Roanoke to stump for President Obama. But the news release from the...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Elections, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Barack Obama, Politics
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UPDATE: Humpback Bridge in Alleghany County designated as National Historic Landmark
It's been on the National Register of Historic Places for more than 40 years, but now the Humpback Bridge near Covington is a National Historic Landmark. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Wednesday. For many in Alleghany County, it's a...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, World War II (1939-1945), National Hockey League
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Feds fast-track mid-Atlantic offshore wind energy
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Energy Department is pledging to spend $50 million to speed the development of offshore wind energy, with a goal of issuing leases off four Atlantic Coast states by the end of the year.
The Interior Department said Monday that...Tags: Natural Resources, Elections, Government, Local Government, Maryland
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: Government, Laws, Wildlife, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges
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U.S. Interior says not bowing to outside groups on fracking regs
Reuters* New rules will be based on the best science -Jewell * Department "very close" to issuing new fracking rules * Arctic drilling rules expected by end of the year By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The Obama administration's second...Tags: ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, Petroleum Industry
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Seafood and Fishing Industry, PacifiCorp, Water Supply
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U.S. seeks national recreation area status for San Gabriels
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday recommended designation of the San Gabriel River watershed and most of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national recreation area, making the popular playground eligible for additional law enforcement,...
Tags: Endangered Species, Conservation, Landforms, Environmental Issues, Hilda Solis
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Eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what the...
Tags: Shaun Donovan, Periodicals, Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), The Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11. Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Recreational Equipment Inc., Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Obama's eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what...
Tags: Shaun Donovan, Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), Pittsburgh Penguins, Science and Technology, MSNBC (tv network)
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ConocoPhillips joins hiatus in offshore Arctic operations
SEATTLE — A third major oil company has announced it is backing off from offshore drilling in the U.S. Arctic, with ConocoPhillips saying it will put its planned 2014 operations in the Chukchi Sea on hold because of “regulatory...
Tags: ConocoPhillips, Sean Parnell, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Fate of Bay Area oyster farm included in Senate budget bill
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The owners of the oyster farm fighting to continue operating in Point Reyes National Seashore continue to flex their political muscles, this time gaining the support of U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a...
Tags: Wildlife, Washington, DC, Politics
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