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- noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
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Our first task has been to show the American people that the Department of the Interior is their department.
Remarks to All Employees Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar 2009
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President Barack Obama's $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $3 billion for the Department of the Interior, which is set to funnel millions into the remediation of thousands of abandoned mines via three agencies - the National Park Service
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U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar is bound for the Department of the Interior, which is a good thing.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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President Barack Obama's $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $3 billion for the Department of the Interior, which is set to funnel millions into the remediation of thousands of abandoned mines via three agencies - the National Park Service
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The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service received new responsibilities under the environmental legislation sought by President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 20th century.
Federal Police Ranks Swell to Enforce a Widening Array of Criminal Laws Louise Radnofsky 2011
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· Empower tribes to conduct preliminary clean energy feasibility studies on their lands either internally or through a third party -- Presently all preliminary clean energy work, such as land appraisals, needs to be done through the Department of the Interior, creating substantial backlog.
Van Jones: Obama and GOP Should Cut Red Tape Blocking Tribe's Green Energy Van Jones 2011
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More action is needed before the Department of the Interior decides whether drilling is appropriate in particular areas of the Arctic.
Dennis Takahashi-Kelso: From Exxon-Valdez to Deepwater Horizon: Have We Learned Enough to Expand Arctic Drilling? Dennis Takahashi-Kelso 2011
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And the Department of the Interior will be reviewing cumbersome, outdated regulations under the Endangered Species Act to clarify and expedite procedures for approval of conservation agreements.
21st-Century Regulation: An Update on the President's Reforms Cass Sunstein 2011
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More action is needed before the Department of the Interior decides whether drilling is appropriate in particular areas of the Arctic.
Dennis Takahashi-Kelso: From Exxon-Valdez to Deepwater Horizon: Have We Learned Enough to Expand Arctic Drilling? Dennis Takahashi-Kelso 2011
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Adam Fetcher of the Department of the Interior, which includes Fish and Wildlife, says the department and its bureaus follow priorities in line with other federal law-enforcement agencies.
Federal Police Ranks Swell to Enforce a Widening Array of Criminal Laws Louise Radnofsky 2011
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