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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that he will return to his home state of Colorado. Secretary Salazar has informed President Obama that he intends to leave the Department by the end of March.

Secretary Salazar celebrated the establishment of six new national wildlife refuge units during the past year and the renaming of a seventh in honor of a late Fish and Wildlife Service director.

Secretary Salazar celebrated the establishment of America's 59th national park with President Obama's signature of legislation to elevate Pinnacles National Monument to become Pinnacles National Park.

Leaders of eight federal departments and agencies today announced that they have signed an agreement setting up a national council to guide implementation of the Obama Administration's 21st Century Conservation Service Corps.

Deputy Secretary Hayes announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation's second National Blueway.

Secretary Salazar announced that the Department has launched an expedited, high-level assessment of the 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas to review practices and identify challenges as well as lessons learned.

The Interior Department, Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency released a joint statement that lays out the agencies' shared goals for the Navajo Generating Station.

The Department of the Interior, the State of Colorado and local municipalities have closed on a land exchange to allow approximately 1,200 acres of wildlife habitat to be added to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

Secretary Salazar appointed 21 primary and 20 alternate members to an advisory committee that will guide and oversee implementation of the United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Secretary Salazar announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the McCoy Solar Energy Project, a proposed 750-megawatt facility in Riverside County, CA.