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Friday, June 07, 2013  Supporters of former U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are welcoming him back to Colorado.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has a new job.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar plans to step down as U.S. Interior Secretary in March.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is restricting the number of wild horses people can buy from the federal government

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

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is criss-crossing southern Colorado this week in order to shine the spotlight on job creation in the region.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Vestas Wind Systems is officially celebrating the opening of its new Colorado factory with a visit from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

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.

Saturday, May 29, 2010  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is hopeful the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be cleaned up and that the coast will be restored to a condition better than it was before the disaster. Salazar made the remarks Saturday to students graduating from the Denver School of Science and Technology.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the news Thursday at a congressional hearing where Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum was scheduled to testify. She did not appear.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  Scientists are anxiously awaiting signals about where a massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico may be heading, while containment of the looming environmental catastrophe proves elusive.

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, May 12, 2010  The White House said Wednesday that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will speak at the school's commencement ceremony May 29.

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.