Environmental Agreement Signings

Images showcase various officials gathered around signing ceremonies related to environmental initiatives and agreements, featuring formal settings with flags and branded podiums.

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Advisor , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Advisor , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Office of the Administration and Resources Management - Alumni Association Memorandum of Understanding , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Office of the Administration and Resources Management - Alumni Association Memorandum of Understanding , Environmental Protection Agency

Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 long-term water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 initiative promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Commerce City, Colorado to participate in ceremonies marking the expansion of the Refuge through transfer of more than 7,000 acres of land from the U.S. Army to the Fish and Widlife Service. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the events were Colorado Governor Bill Owens, members of Colorado's Congressional delegation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Tad Davis, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Shell Oil Company, and other organizations.

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Ashley Valley Reservoir Company, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 long-term water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 initiative promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

Mike Leavitt and unknown speakers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum presentations at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, including announcement by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne of the approval of more than $48 million for fuels reduction, forest health, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, water quality improvement, erosion control, adaptive management, and science and research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Tahoe Basin. Joining Secretrary Kempthorne were Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, and other federal, state, local, and tribal leaders.

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Executive Council (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Great Outdoors , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - ECOS-EPA Workgroup - Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and EPA's Partnership and Performance Workgroup meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new visitor center at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, and announcement of new funding for 49 projects under Round 8 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Representatives Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter, and other federal, state, and National Landscape Conservation Foundation officials

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Ashley Valley Reservoir Company, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 long-term water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 initiative promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

Mike Leavitt, Chinese Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Executive Council (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - North American Ensemble Forecast System Ceremony

Chesapeake Bay - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Sixteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council, Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Clean Water Septic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

NEW NASA-FPL SOLAR FIELD DEDICATION - NORTH MERRITT ISLAND

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Washington County Water Conservation District, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 promotes voluntary water banks, new conservation technologies, federal, state, tribal, private conservation cooperation

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 long-term water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 initiative promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum presentations at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, including announcement by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne of the approval of more than $48 million for fuels reduction, forest health, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, water quality improvement, erosion control, adaptive management, and science and research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Tahoe Basin. Joining Secretrary Kempthorne were Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, and other federal, state, local, and tribal leaders.

Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum presentations at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, including announcement by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne of the approval of more than $48 million for fuels reduction, forest health, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, water quality improvement, erosion control, adaptive management, and science and research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Tahoe Basin. Joining Secretrary Kempthorne were Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, and other federal, state, local, and tribal leaders.

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Advisor , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt and unknown speakers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, seated, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Bear River Small Irrigators, Inc., during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 long-term water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 initiative promotes voluntary water banks, new technologies, and federal, state, tribal, private conservation collaboration

Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

Chesapeake Bay - Cheseapake Executive Council Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt Images , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - North American Ensemble Forecast System Ceremony

Mike Leavitt, Chinese Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - North American Ensemble Forecast System Ceremony

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in Los Angeles, California, joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, and PacifiCorps Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel at signing ceremony for the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

Mike Leavitt - Clean Air Bill , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt - Clean Air Bill , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Executive Council (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt - Clean Air Bill , Environmental Protection Agency

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Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation. Meeting between the U.S. EPA and the State Environemental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - 14th National Marine Sanctuary President George W. Bush and Secretary Gutierrez

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - North American Ensemble Forecast System Ceremony

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

Secretary Gale Norton, center, signing off on Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Sevier River Water Users Association, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 water management projects in Utah and one in Idaho. Water 2025 promotes voluntary water banks, new conservation technologies, federal, state, tribal, private conservation cooperation

Office of Administration and Resource Management - EPA Tribal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt, Chinese Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA and CDC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Community Based Public Health and Environmental Protection , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Clean Water Septic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - ECOS-EPA Workgroup - Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and EPA's Partnership and Performance Workgroup meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - ECOS-EPA Workgroup - Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and EPA's Partnership and Performance Workgroup meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Extension Letter of Intent on Continued Good Laboratory Practice Standards Compliance Monitoring Project between the United States and China , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Extension Letter of Intent on Continued Good Laboratory Practice Standards Compliance Monitoring Project between the United States and China , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Peace Corps Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt, Chinese Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Office of the Administrator - ECOS-EPA Workgroup - Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and EPA's Partnership and Performance Workgroup meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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