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Interior chief Salazar stepping down in March
2013-01-16 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. A former U.S. senator from Colorado, Salazar ran the Interior Department throughout President Barack Obama's first term and pushed renewable power such as solar and wind and the settlement of a longstanding dispute with American Indians. With Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson also leaving...
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