Dirk Kempthorne: “I agree with the Chairman. Of course, we understand that funding for this project cannot be guaranteed, given the many…”

I recently created the Department of the Interior Task Force to study climate change, because of its possible effects on our ability to be good stewards of wildlife, national parks and other landscapes, as well as our responsibility to…

As my distinguished colleague points out, the original provision was limited, focusing on increased efficiency and, wherever appropriate, information coordination. Congress did not intend to authorize a provision that created a sweeping…

The driving urgency of the program is to have shovel-ready projects that create jobs that can help alleviate the economic suffering.

As envisioned by NMFS, essential fish habitat covers much of the coastal, marine, and estuarine waters of the United States, and it includes some inland habitat for anadromous species. The broad definition of ``essential fish habitat''…