April 10, 2017 Would move west improve BLM accountability, or put the fox in the hen house? All this make it worth pondering the question of whether BLM HQ should be moved to rural Western Colorado–which, by the way, has been…
April 9, 2017 Texas landowners win victory against Obama-era BLM land grabs “It was our contention all along that the BLM’s surveys were conducted improperly and unlawfully,” Paxton said in a statement. “We will vigilantly defend…
April 3, 2017 Extreme greens lawsuits delay BLM payment of $69.9 million to New Mexico BLM spokeswoman Donna Hummel said two environmental groups — Wild Earth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity — formally protested all parcels in the…
April 2, 2017 Fossil Fuels Ascending: BLM Acting Director puts renewables on back burner President Trump this week ordered BLM to “expeditiously” rescind its hydraulic fracturing regulations and review its methane venting and flaring rule. Zinke also ended…
March 30, 2017 From the D.C. swamp to the West: Will Trump relocate federal land agencies? “[Zinke’s] view is that we have too many people working in Interior in Washington, D.C., when the work that needs to be done is…
March 29, 2017 Shawna Cox: What America needs to know about the Bunkerville trial We just want to tell the truth, so why can’t the media go into court and show the world what really goes on in…
March 25, 2017 BLM ‘wild, scenic’ designation clashes with rancher’s water rights, bank stabilization efforts The plaintiffs claim BLM’s own analysis found that state and county governments are already protecting the river, so leaving the segment undesignated wouldn’t threaten…
March 24, 2017 BLM proposal to cut Colorado grazing allotments in half Garfield County ranchers are fighting a proposed Bureau of Land Management order that would cut a cattle grazing allotment on federal lands in half….
March 16, 2017 Zinke gives hope to coal country, approves $22 million lease in Central Utah “For many communities and tribes in Utah, Montana, New Mexico and other states across the west, coal on public lands has been both a…
March 10, 2017 BLM, horse ‘lovers’ group spar over genetic manipulation of wild horse herds The government then returned the herds to the wild with significantly less genetic variation than it needs to survive, Front Range claims, in violation…
