Environmental Official Visits

Photos capturing environmental officials visiting various locations, engaging in discussions, and promoting conservation initiatives in natural settings.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Locomoitve and Marine Diesel Rule, Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

President's Environmental Youth Awards, National Winners - White House, President G. W. Bush, EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA and the National Academy of Public Administration , Environmental Protection Agency

Master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bell Multicultural High School, Earth Day 2007 Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bechtel , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Coastal Storm Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm Typhoon - East Haven, Conn. , September 16, 2011 California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, led the tour of East Haven shoreline destruction caused by Tropical Storm Irene. FEMA FCO Stephen De Blasio and State and local officials joined in the tour after meeting at the East Haven DRC. Connecticut Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne speaking with other participants and attendees at the press conference, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, announcing the final list of National Park Centennial Challenge projects to be funded in 2008. The Centennial Challenge is the public-private fund matching element of the President's National Park Centennial Initiative, designed to prepare the National Park system for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Secretary Gale Norton touring Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for projects involving parks and trails, capital improvement, conservation initiatives, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat protection, Lake Tahoe restoration

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Hydrogen Car , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher, International Green Diesel Technology, EPA Ariel Rios Courtyard , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Mudslide/Landslide - Paterson, N. J. , September 4, 2011 President Obama along with Federal, State and Local officials surveyed flood damages and met with flood victims in New Jersey. Tropical Storm Irene created the worst flooding in the area in more than a century. Andrea Booher/FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton on tour of waterfront area of Newport, Rhode Island, during visit to the city for the announcement of a Save America's Treasuresprogram grant

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of the Administrator - EPA Executive Council Meeting Regarding the State of the Chesapeake Bay Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony, at the Folsom Dam Overlook, Folsom, Californnia, launching construction of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General John McMahon, California Congresswoman Doris Matsui and Congressmen Dan Lungren and John Doolittle, Calfornia State Senators Darrell Steinberg and Dave Cox, and Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo among the dignitaries on hand to mark the start of the project representing a partnership among the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers, the Central Valley Flood protection Board, and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - East Haven, Conn. , September 5, 2011 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, second from left, speaks to Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, center, during a visit to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Napolitano was joined by members of the Congressional delegation as well as State and Local Elected Officials. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Connecticut, allowing federal funds to help communities recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Also pictured are Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, left, Mayor April Capone, second from right, and US Senator Blumenthal, third from right. East Haven, CT--September 5, 2011--Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, speaks to first responders during a visit to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Napolitano was joined by members of the Congressional delegation as well as State and Local Elected Officials.President Obama issued a major disaster delcaration for

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Green For All's "Dig In" at Riverside Valley Community Garden with actor Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green For All , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony, at the Folsom Dam Overlook, Folsom, Californnia, launching construction of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General John McMahon, California Congresswoman Doris Matsui and Congressmen Dan Lungren and John Doolittle, Calfornia State Senators Darrell Steinberg and Dave Cox, and Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo among the dignitaries on hand to mark the start of the project representing a partnership among the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers, the Central Valley Flood protection Board, and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

Office of the Administrator - Santa Barbara , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher, International Green Diesel Technology, EPA Ariel Rios Courtyard , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Hydrogen Car , Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air Locomoitve and Marine Diesel Rule, Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook and surrounding area, Folsom, California, for tours, meetings with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Photograph, from coverage of National Trails Day-related events at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Washington, D.C. area, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Christine Todd Whitman at Anacostia with DC Mayor Anthony Williams , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with government delegation from the Republic of Palau, led by Palau President Tommy Remengesau. Secretary Kempthorne and President Remengesau discussed, among other subjects, the possibility of creating a National Heritage Area on the Palau island of Peleliu, along with the upcoming Review of the Palau-U.S. Compact of Free Association.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Hydrogen Car , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - EPA Executive Council Meeting Regarding the State of the Chesapeake Bay Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at tree planting and related outdoor events on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking the final days of the Norton tenure

Christine Todd Whitman at Anacostia with DC Mayor Anthony Williams , Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA Adminstrator W. Craig Fugate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher, International Green Diesel Technology, EPA Ariel Rios Courtyard , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Executive Council (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Clean Air Locomoitve and Marine Diesel Rule, Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Chespeake Bay Anacostia River Clean-up function , Environmental Protection Agency

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

US Homeland Security Secretary at Devastated High School in Al. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Atlanta , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Lake Champlain Basin Program, Vermont , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

Flooding - Little Falls, N. J. , April 9, 2010 Congressman Bill Pascrell, District 8 New Jersey (left) and Congressional Affairs Specialist Sue Carlson (Center) walk through the community of Little Falls as part of the tour of the Community Relations teams going door to door to tell residents about the assistance available. Alberto Pillot/FEMA. New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Staten Island, N.Y., June 21, 2013 New York Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Willie Nunn toured hospital facilities, at Staten Island University Hospital and the Richmond University Medical Center, with local officials, hospital executives and Congressional staff members. They discussed possible mitigation strategies to avoid possible flooding and loss of power from future storms by elevating critical infrastructure such as generators. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011082610 FEMA Administrator talks about Katrina recovery respo. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Locomotive Marine Diesel. Cleaner Shipping, Cleaner Air , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Secretary Gale Norton on tour of waterfront area of Newport, Rhode Island, during visit to the city for the announcement of a Save America's Treasuresprogram grant

Office of the Administrator - EPA-RTP Facility - Administrator Gina McCarthy's visit to the EPA-Research Triangle Park (RTP) facility in Durham, NC , Environmental Protection Agency

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

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