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Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Obama administration approves 20-year ban on new mining claims near Grand Canyon

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  U.S. Sen. Mark Udall says he's concerned about thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico and is asking for more information from federal regulators.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  Grilled by skeptical lawmakers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday acknowledged his agency had been lax in overseeing offshore drilling activities and that may have contributed to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The Obama administration has approved what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm, off Cape Cod, inching the U.S. closer to harvesting an untapped domestic energy source — the steady breezes blowing along its vast coasts.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the appointments Tuesday, saying the board advises him and the National Park Service director.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  Mayor John Kickenlooper is a Democrat and will be seeking the party nomination. The officials disclosed Hickenlooper's plans on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to pre-empt his announcement.

Sunday, January 03, 2010  The Colorado rancher and former U.S. senator says he will start his second year as head of the nation's biggest landowner by announcing reforms in how energy leases are issued on federal lands.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  Colorado will get a $1.3 million boost from the federal government for the efforts to conserve and restore fish and wildlife.