Dirk Kempthorne: “I am one who would advocate that Congress should not just establish some mandate in infinity.”

Secretary Salazar has challenged the services and bureaus of the Department that are getting dollars to have their projects also reflect an emphasis on renewable energy.

Senator, yes, because we must have greater transparency; we must have greater communication.

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 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''…