Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

U.S. Department of the Interior

Highlights

A collection of news and information related to U.S. Department of the Interior published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 460
» View latimes.com items only
    May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigs

    LAFAYETTE, La. — Visitors to this oil town might be forgiven for wondering whether the BP oil spill and subsequent drilling moratorium ever happened. "Now hiring" signs are plastered on billboards around town, and hotels such as the Crowne Plaza are chock full of seminars training students to work on offshore rigs. Many offshore companies can't find enough workers for the jobs they're listing. This parish has the lowest unemployment rate in Louisiana, 4.8%.
    LAFAYETTE, La. — Visitors to this oil town might be forgiven for wondering whether the BP oil spill and subsequent drilling moratorium ever happened. "Now hiring" signs are plastered on billboards around town, and hotels such as the Crowne Plaza are...

    Tags: Republican Party, Credit and Debt, Energy, Companies and Corporations, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

    2. May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Company wants to tap Mojave's public lands for Southland water

    CADIZ, Calif. – Three decades ago a group of businessmen pored over NASA satellite imagery as part of a worldwide hunt for large groundwater reserves they could tap to grow desert crops. They found the signs they were looking for here in the sun-blasted mountain ranges and creosote-freckled valleys of the Mojave Desert, 200 miles east of Los Angeles.
    CADIZ, Calif. – Three decades ago a group of businessmen pored over NASA satellite imagery as part of a worldwide hunt for large groundwater reserves they could tap to grow desert crops. They found the signs they were looking for here in the sun-...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mountains, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber

    3. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama administration approves 3,675 new natural gas wells in Utah

    The Obama administration has approved a new natural gas drilling project in Utah that is designed to support more than 4,000 jobs and boost the production of energy -- while protecting the environment. All are political issues in the current presidential election year.
    The Obama administration has approved a new natural gas drilling project in Utah that is designed to support more than 4,000 jobs and boost the production of energy -- while protecting the environment. All are political issues in the current...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Labor Markets, Energy, Politics

    4. May 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Interior Department issues new fracking rules

    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed updated rules for oil and gas development on federal lands — an effort to catch up with the boom in use of the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing — but struck a compromise that failed to satisfy industry and most environmentalists.
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed updated rules for oil and gas development on federal lands — an effort to catch up with the boom in use of the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing — but struck a compromise...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance

    5. May 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama administration moves to limit diesel use in fracking

    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration moved to control the injection of millions of gallons of diesel deep underground during hydraulic fracturing, the controversial oil and gas development technique that avoided oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency because of a loophole created under President George W. Bush.
    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration moved to control the injection of millions of gallons of diesel deep underground during hydraulic fracturing, the controversial oil and gas development technique that avoided oversight by the Environmental Protection...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Conservation, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues

    6. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Oil drilling in Arctic nears reality: Shell emergency plan OKd

    One of the last significant hurdles to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic has been cleared with approval of a plan for dealing with a nightmare scenario — an oil spill at the top of the world.
    One of the last significant hurdles to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic has been cleared with approval of a plan for dealing with a nightmare scenario — an oil spill at the top of the world. The Obama administration on Friday approved Shell Gulf...

    Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Gulf of Mexico

    7. Dec 13, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Issa questions administration on Occupy D.C. encampment

    Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is asking the Obama administration to explain why federal authorities haven't cracked down on the Occupy D.C. protesters camped out in a federal park downtown. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the chairman of...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Politics, National Parks, Demonstration, Darrell E Issa

    8. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bird advocates urge mandatory standards for wind energy projects

    The American Bird Conservancy on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of the Interior to replace its proposed voluntary guidelines for siting and operating wind farms with mandatory enforceable standards designed to make the technology safer for wildlife including migrating birds and bats.
    The American Bird Conservancy on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of the Interior to replace its proposed voluntary guidelines for siting and operating wind farms with mandatory enforceable standards designed to make the technology safer for...

    Tags: Energy, Solar Energy, Conservation, Natural Resources, Bat (animal)

    9. Feb 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth

    Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket.
    Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket. Clustered nearby are hangar-sized assembly buildings, looming berms of sand...

    Tags: Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Solar Energy, Ecosystems, Natural Resources

    10. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Scientists were asked to downplay Deepwater Horizon spill rates

    Estimates of the amount of oil spewing from BP’s blown-out deep-sea well were an ongoing subject of debate and controversy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which wound up on the record books as the nation’s largest offshore oil spill.
    Estimates of the amount of oil spewing from BP’s blown-out deep-sea well were an ongoing subject of debate and controversy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which wound up on the record books as the nation’s largest offshore oil spill....

    Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oil Spills, Politics, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), White House

    11. Dec 14, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. In first gulf oil lease auction since spill, BP bids -- and bids

    Nation Now
    In the first auction of Gulf-based leases since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, BP submitted 11 high bids for drilling leases....
    12. Jan 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Health officials concerned about rats at Occupy DC sites

    Nation Now
    Occupy DC has survived the police, the cold and Darrell Issa. But now, they’re facing a potentially tough foe: rats...
 1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-39 • Next >
Original site for U.S. Department of the Interior topic gallery.
Advertisement
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
U.S. Department of the Interior Photos
If you hit Washington, D.C. and walk past the Lincoln a...
(January 14, 2012)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee....
(June 9, 2010)
Washington
A protester is apprehended at a hearing in Kenner, La.
(May 11, 2010)
Protester at hearing on oil rig blast
 » All 6 U.S. Department of the Interior photos