News on Ken Salazar

Salazar cites ethical lapses at Interior

2010-04-16T17:24:36Z

Salazar promises high ethical standards, respect for science at Interior Department.

Ken Salazar says the Interior Department has "been painted unfairly" because of ethical lapses and criminal activity among some past political appointees.

In his first address to department workers, the new Interior secretary ...

National Mall Plan

2010-11-09T14:03:09Z

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, seated, center, flanked by National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, left, and Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Tom Strickland, signs the National Mall Plan, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquely...

Obama

2010-11-04T08:41:43Z

President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters after meeting with his staff and Cabinet members in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. From left are, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,

Obama-Drilling Moratorium

2010-10-12T12:02:07Z

FILE - In a July 28, 2010 file photo, the deepwater rig Noble Danny Adkins is seen from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's helicopter as he arrives to tour the rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. The Obama administration, under heavy pressure from the oil industr...

Gulf Oil Spill Investigation

2011-01-20T08:00:27Z

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks before the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling meeting on response following the BP spill, impacts on the Gulf and approaches to long-term restoration in Michelle Obama, right, hugs Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, after speaking to a commemorative service at the temporary Flight 93 temporary memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. At left is Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar...