Environmental Policy Advisory Council

Group of professionals gathered for an environmental advisory meeting. Formal attire, diverse participants, and a neutral decor set a professional tone.

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

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.

ESA Recognition in Crystal City , Environmental Protection Agency

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - National Environmental Education Advisory Council Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, aides to Gulf Coast to view damage from Hurricane Katrina

Mike Walk-Thru , Environmental Protection Agency

Presidential Environmental Youth Awards at White House , Environmental Protection Agency

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Office of Water - Federal Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Speaker Series, Open House, Mellon Auditorium , 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 Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Bill Farland , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Potomac Yard , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other Interior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation of "Green Group" environmental leaders

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other Interior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation of "Green Group" environmental leaders

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - PADs Meeting , 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 Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Madison, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA REMEMBERS

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Environment and Public Health Network for Chinese Students and Scholars (ENCSS) Third Annual Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Fort Collins, Colorado and San Antonio, Texas , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other Interior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation of "Green Group" environmental leaders

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary Gale Norton's visit to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Michigan, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on the Norton tenure

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , 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.

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Ceremony at the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta, Georgia, marking designation of six Georgia locales as Preserve America sites, including Kennesaw, Macon, Madison, Monticello, Rome, and Whitfield County

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, North America's first international refuge, on the Michigan borderwith Canada. Norton marked successes of public-private, U.S.-Canada partnerships for wildlife protection, environmental restoration in the region

Office of the Administrator - Champions of Change , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

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President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards, Teams , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America

Office of Environmental Information - Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, with Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and other officials, to Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania, to mark efforts led by Santorum to reclaim abandoned mine lands and remove health, safety dangers for nearby residents

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

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Office of the Administrator - Santa Barbara , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

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Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

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Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

NEW NASA-FPL SOLAR FIELD DEDICATION - NORTH MERRITT ISLAND

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

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Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Spring Fling , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Walk-Thru , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman with Young Adult Group , Environmental Protection Agency

Conservation Fund President Larry Selzer, third left, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chairman Max Chapman, Jr., fourth left, Secretary Gale Norton, fifth left, Wal-Mart's Mike Duke, sixth left, Foundation Executive Director John Berry, seventh left, among officials on hand for event at National Geographic Society, celebrating Foundation-Wal-Mart "Acres for America" partnership

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-173. Hurricane Katrina

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Office of the General Council - Scott Fulton Oath , 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 Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Speaker Series, The Polluters (Benjamin Ross and Steven Amter), Diet for a Hot Planet (Anna Lappé), Green to Gold (Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston) , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Office of Water - Office of Science and Technology Group , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Office of Water - AR South Courtyard , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - 2010 SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Photograph, from coverage of appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference in Traverse City, Michigan for announcement of lighthouse transfers from Coast Guard to state, county, and non-profit control, selected for use in Department of Interior video on Norton tenure

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators participated in the TWRA Operation Dry Water press day to inform the public of heightened TWRA and Coast Guard presence on Tennessee water ways over the July 4th weekend. The press conference was held at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee.

President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards, Teams , Environmental Protection Agency

Tree planting ceremony, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb and other senior officials, honoring the late Sky Lesher, long-time Office of Financial Management Director

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

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Radon Poster winners , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Conservation Fund President Larry Selzer, second left, Secretary Gale Norton, third left, Wal-Mart executive Mike Duke, fourth left, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Executive Director John Berry, fifth left, among officials attending event at National Geographic Society, celebrating Foundation-Wal-Mart partnership under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, has partnered with the City of Painesville, Ohio to stabilize a portion of the west bank of the Grand River and protect the public infrastructure in the city. A town hall meeting was held with both partners to convey information about the project and allow citizens to ask questions on June 14, 2022 in Painesville, Ohio.

Office of Water - Office of Science and Technology Group , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman meets with girl scouts , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds , Environmental Protection Agency

Plaquemines Parish School Board Learning Center. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Office of the Deputy Administrator Interns , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Durango, Colorado, for participation in ceremonies marking the near completion of the main features of the Bureau of Reclamation's Animas-La Plata Project, including construction of the Ridges Basin Dam and Basin Creek drop structures, the Durango Pumping Plant, and Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the event were Interior Solicitor David Bernhardt, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson, Colorado Senator--and future Interior Secretary--Ken Salazar, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Chairman Clement Frost of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Chairman Ernest House of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and President Joe Shirley of the Navajo Nation, among other federal, state, and local officials.

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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