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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: U.S. Department of the Interior, Recreational Equipment Inc., Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Land Resources
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Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Recreational Equipment Inc., John Barrasso, Petroleum Industry, Elections
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Obama to nominate Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON – Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary on...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Recreational Equipment Inc., Hinsdale, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Political Fundraising
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The challenges at the Interior Dept.
U.S. secretaries of the Interior have seldom been renowned for being … well, renowned. Typically affable former members of Congress who reliably see things according to the president's point of view, they are nearly always Western conservationists,...
Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Interior, Recreational Equipment Inc., Petroleum Industry
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Sally Jewell affirms Everglades `a high priority'
She came, she saw, she toured by airboat, and she reaffirmed that the Obama administration remains committed “to the people of Florida to make the Everglades restoration a high priority.” Sally Jewell, less than three weeks into her job...
Tags: Everglades National Park, Invasive Species, Everglades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Sally Jewell's Senate Confirmation Has Big Implications For Alaska
Channel 2 NewsSally Jewell could become Alaska's new landlord of federal lands. By a vote of 87 to 11, the U.S. Senate has confirmed REI’s 56-year-old CEO Jewell as the next interior secretary -- a position that has big implications for Alaska. “The...Tags: Recreational Equipment Inc., U.S. Senate, Wildlife, Petroleum Industry
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Interior Department To Take Second Look At King Cove Access Road
Channel 2 NewsThe Interior Department will take a second look at a proposed land exchange between the community of King Cove and the state of Alaska. The announcement Thursday morning came from Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office, and in a press release, stated...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, Politics, Wildlife, Interior Policy
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Interior pick puts outdoor industry in spotlight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — She doesn't wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for scaling cliffs, skiing or kayaking. Jewell,...
Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Department of the Interior, Elections, Mining, Land Resources
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Alaskans React To Jewell's Interior Nomination
Channel 2 NewsPresident Obama's announcement of Sally Jewell as his choice for Secretary of the Interior Wednesday prompted reaction from Alaskans in the resource development field as well as environmental preservationists. Nicole Whittington-Evans, Alaska Regional...Tags: Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Wildlife, Barack Obama, Conservation
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