WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a confirmation hearing on Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management. During the hearing, Pearce was peppered with questions about his previous support for selling off vast swaths of federal public … [continued]
Flawed Fish and Wildlife Service Opinion Underestimates Effects on Threatened Species WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club, represented by its Environmental Law Program, and allied organizations represented by Trustees for Alaska filed a notice flagging ESA violations by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … [continued]
Ex-U.S. Rep. has a history of opposition to national monuments. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump announced his latest pick to run the Bureau of Land Management. In an announcement Wednesday, Trump named ex-U.S. Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) as the next leader of the land management agency. BLM manages approximately 245 million acres … [continued]
A recent article at Outside tells us the story of a really beef-headed lawsuit the State of Utah recently filed against the federal government. In the lawsuit, the state claims that the feds (specifically the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM—not to be confused with the other BLM) are unlawfully … [continued]
The Bureau of Land Management recently called for comments on a proposal to raise prices at Long-Term Visitor Areas in Arizona and California. In this article, I’m going to explain why this is an important issue to the cleantech community and why jacking up the prices isn’t a great idea. … [continued]
The Bureau of Land Management’s updated Western Solar Plan will guide solar energy siting and development across 11 western states for the next decade. A foundation for smart siting of solar power on federal public lands Today’s publication of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) … [continued]
Updated planning effort will guide additional solar energy development on public lands WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible solar project permitting on public lands across the West. Today’s release … [continued]
Solar progress in Arizona and Nevada advances President Biden’s clean energy goals and continues track record of efficient, responsible permitting WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is advancing nine solar projects on public lands that could potentially power nearly … [continued]
BLM issues final environmental analysis for Greenlink West transmission line LAS VEGAS — Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis visited Las Vegas today to highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s significant progress in meeting President Biden’s ambitious clean energy goals. She joined Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director Jon Raby to announce … [continued]
The US Department of the Interior is stepping up regulations to protect federal lands from the havoc of fossil fuel development and rampant disregard for endangered wildlife. It has announced a final rule to revise the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas leasing regulations, “which will ensure a … [continued]
