Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Interior Secretary Salazar to step down

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to step down at the end of March.
Salazar, a former senator, will return to his ranch and family in Colorado, according to the Interior Department.
Salazar's four-year tenure included the overhaul of Interior's troubled offshore drilling branch after the 2010 BP oil spill and a focus on developing renewable energy on federal lands. He also battled frequently with Republicans who say the Interior Department should allow faster oil-and-gas development on federal lands, and make more offshore areas available to drilling.

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