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Ken Salazar

The World

Industry and the environment prepare for oil spill’s long clean-up

Environment

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar warned that it could take up to 90 days before solving the oil rig leak off the coast of Louisiana. We talk to a business professor and a seafood wholesaler about how the spill affects the region’s fishing industry.

New effort to dismantle aging U.S. dams aims to improve wildlife habitats

Environment

America’s history: Interior department tries to better tell history of all Americans

Global Politics

Cape Wind project gets green light

Environment

President Obama’s green report card

Environment

Ken Salazar Wants More Landmarks for Minorities

There are thousands of national landmarks in the United States. But less than 3 percent of them are dedicated to members of minority groups, such as Latinos and women. Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior and former senator from Colorado, believes more monuments should be created to honor the nation’s diversity of heroes. Ken Salazar […]

Python Be Gone

The Florida Everglades might be known for alligators and crocodiles, but there’s another reptile snaking through those wetlands: the Burmese python. And Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is calling on volunteers to hunt down and remove the invasive species,

The World

All Hat and Lots of Cattle

Living on Earth takes a look at the new chief of the Interior Deptartment – from his deep roots in the Spanish Southwest to his approach to managing the nation’s land and natural resources.

The World

First the oil spill, then the reforms

Conflict & Justice

Energy reforms are on the minds of politicians following the collapse of the Deepwater Horizons oil rig. Historically, regulatory and environmental laws follow disasters, and regulatory changes, from equipment upgrades to increasing legal liability, are already on the table.

The World

Washington causes stir by approving nation’s first off-shore wind farm

Global Politics

On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the federal government would green light construction of Cape Wind, the nation’s first off shore wind farm. The project has polarized Nantucket residents.