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Our Mission: Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.
Latest Happenings
Interior’s Sustainability Plan Seeks to Lessen Department’s Carbon Footprint and Meet Energy Goals
THU, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010The Department of the Interior today released a Sustainability Plan that outlines Department-wide goals and strategies to meet or exceed environmental and energy performance requirements as directed by President Barack Obama. Read More >
Salazar: OCS Safety Board Report a “Blueprint” for Next Steps on Internal Reforms of Offshore Energy Oversight
WED, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010Secretary Salazar has announced that a team led by senior officials, including its IG, have completed a review of offshore oil and gas oversight and regulation and have delivered a set of recommendations that reinforce and expand on ongoing reforms. Read More >
BOEM Issues Update on Investigation into Incident on Mariner Energy's Vermilion 380 Platform
FRI, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) inspectors have reported no sign of pollution coming from Mariner Energy Resources's Vermilion 380 platform during an initial inspection of the facility today. Read More >
BOEM Launches Investigation into Cause of the Incident on Mariner Energy's Vermilion 380 Platform
FRI, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that BOEM has launched a full investigation into the September 2, 2010, incident on Mariner Energy Resource’s Vermilion 380 platform. Read More >
Science Article Describes Scenario-Building Technique Used to Assist Planning for Recovery from BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
THU, AUGUST 26, 2010Some of America’s best scientists are helping develop an innovative scenario-building technique to plan environmental and economic recovery from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to an article in this week’s Science. Read More >