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Free for all at national parks next week: No entrance fees
What better way to celebrate National Park Week than to visit a national park? Makes plans for that trip next week, when entrance to all national parks will be free, from Monday through Friday. Many parks plan special programs, such as Death Valley...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, National Parks, Travel
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Rep. Schiff has concerns about San Gabriels proposal
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) warned that a U.S. Department of the Interior recommendation that the San Gabriel Mountains be designated a national recreation area separate from the Santa Monica Mountains will create its own set of challenges. On...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Landforms, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Google+
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Forests, Hilda Solis, Judy Chu, U.S. Congress
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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: Ron Wyden, Sally Jewell, Ken Salazar, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues
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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: Petroleum Industry, Sean Parnell, Energy Resources, Ken Salazar, Environmental Pollution
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Interior Department cuts mineral payments to 35 states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 35 states by about $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, John Arthur Smith, Energy Resources
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Begich Holds Hearing on Arctic Waters' Opportunities, Challenges
Channel 2 NewsOn Wednesday, several representatives from around the state and nation met to discuss what challenges lay ahead in the Arctic in light of increased traffic there, as well as the economic benefits. Sen. Mark Begich, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Obama's secret plan: Governing by regulation
— Most people don't remember ObamaCare's notorious Section 1233, mandating government payments for end-of-life counseling. It aroused so much anxiety as a possible first slippery step on the road to state-mandated late-life rationing that the Senate...Tags: Environmental Politics, Elections, Medical Services, Litigation and Regulation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore
President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Slavery
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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: Elections, Sally Jewell, Mike Lee, Environmental Issues, Tim Scott
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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: Politics, Sally Jewell, Ken Salazar, Wildlife, Interior Policy
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O'Malley offshore wind bill passes
Gov. Martin O'Malley achieved a long-sought victory Monday night as the General Assembly gave final approval to his bill to encourage development of a wind energy industry featuring dozens of giant turbines off the state's Atlantic coast. Passage came...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Montgomery County (Maryland), Politics, Executive Branch
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