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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Laws, Government, Lawyers
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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: Endangered Species, Seafood and Fishing Industry, John Kitzhaber, Aquaculture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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, Environmental Issues, Mountains, National Parks, Wildlife
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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: Lamar Alexander, Land Resources, Recreational Equipment Inc., Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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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: Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry
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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, Politics
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Salazar on Arctic drilling: 'Shell screwed up in 2012'
SEATTLE — Federal regulators said Thursday they would not allow Royal Dutch Shell to resume exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska until the company comes up with a detailed operations program and management plan for operating in the Arctic to...
Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Interior Policy, Heavy Engineering, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, U.S. Coast Guard
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'Bloody Sunday' bridge in Alabama among new national landmarks
WASHINGTON - An Alabama bridge that was the site of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march, an Oklahoma battlefield where "Native Americans fought as members of both Union and Confederate armies," and a Kentucky distillery that operated before, during and...
Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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: Barack Obama, Recreational Equipment Inc., Environmental Issues, Sally Jewell, Lobbying
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Obama names REI chief to lead the Interior Department
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Wednesday nominated Sally Jewell, a former oil engineer and banker and current chief executive of a national outdoor retailer, to lead the Interior Department, making an unorthodox pick for his first woman nominee...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama
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Obama picks REI executive Sally Jewell to lead Interior Department
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. Chief Executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department in his second term, a White House official said. The president will make the announcement Wednesday afternoon at the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, U.S. Department of the Interior, Media Industry, Barack Obama
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Hilda Solis considering a run for L.A. County Board of Supervisors
WASHINGTON — U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis confirmed Friday that she is considering running for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, plans to “get my footing back in the community” and remain politically active in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Immigration, Hilda Solis, Barack Obama
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