The Latest Breaking News from Bureau of Land Management

Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on 'vote-a-rama' amendments - Roll Call

Senate Democrats stuck together and mostly voted against amendments to their tax, climate and health care package.

Roll Call · Aug 7, 2022

Judge: Agency keeps ignoring environment in coal region plan

A judge has rejected a federal agency's plans for managing some public lands in the West, including a major coal mining area of Wyoming and Montana

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California until the potential risks to public health and the environment are adequately assessed.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022

Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission

Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to jointly govern the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

In Boise visit, Bureau of Land Management director says we’ll ‘fight back’ on megafires

BOISE, Idaho — The director of the Bureau of Land Management visited Boise last week to learn about fuel breaks and visit the National Interagency Fire Center as the agency works toward gaining a handle on the cycle of megafires.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Wild horses quarantined in Fremont County facility after unknown disease kills 57

The Wild Horse facility in Cañon City, Colorado is quarantining their animals after the breakout of a highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease broke out, the Bureau of Land Management announced Monday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Biden Administration Reverses Trump's Effort To Open More Land For Oil Drilling In Arctic: CNBC

The Biden administration reversed a Trump administration plan that allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the country’s largest swath of public land to oil and gas drilling, writes CNBC. The Bureau of Land Management’s decision will shrink the amount of land available for lease in the National Petroleum Reserve in…

Benzinga · Apr 26, 2022

Biden’s executive order in Seattle spotlights role of old-growth forests in climate change fight

SEATTLE — In Seattle’s Seward Park, President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to inventory mature and old-growth trees, reflecting a high-profile and intensifying global focus on the role that forests can play in combating climate change.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Agency proposes more land options for Alaska Native veterans

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has proposed an expansion of lands available for selection by Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans who are entitled to allotments

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

World-renowned 112 million-year-old dinosaur prints run over by construction workers

Dinosaur tracks dating back 112 million years were ‘repeatedly driven and walked over,’ says a new report from the Bureau of Land Management

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022