The Latest Breaking News from the Bureau of Land Management

Firefighters in race to save Oregon’s tallest tree after it ignites

Crews are working to douse blaze on the 325-ft Doerner fir, one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the world

The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2025

The Reality of Trump’s ‘Beautiful Bill’: A Generation’s Worth of Damage

Western Environmental Law Center attorney discusses New Mexico, the president's energy emergency and how we can emerge from the “ruins.”

Capital & Main · Jul 29, 2025

For sale by the GOP: Our public land

Trump's "big beautiful bill" puts millions of acres in the West at risk

Salon · Jun 21, 2025

Environmentalists sue after feds allow new drilling permits in one of the country’s most polluted areas

The San Joaquin Valley’s Kern County is home to some of the country’s most polluted cities

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

Biden's approval of an oil lease sale will keep the door open to drilling in Alaska's Arctic refuge

The Biden administration has given approval for the sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska, leaving the door open for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Wanted: Tourists who thought it was OK to deface ancient petroglyphs

The feds are offering a reward for information leading to a successful prosecution in the case involving vandalism at a protected site.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 26, 2024

Even More States Are Trying to Steal Your Public Land

Despite my issues with how the Bureau of Land Management manages our public lands, and there are countless things I find wrong with its implementations, the land that part of the federal government manages is still at least our land. It hasn't been sold off, leased out, or otherwise walled…

RideApart · Nov 22, 2024

It's almost Halloween. That means it's time for a bat beauty contest

A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land

Utah’s attorney general says he’s asked to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging federal control over public lands run by the Bureau of Land Management

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024

Off-Road Trails Are Closing: That's Bad for Disabled Americans

As closures dominate the headlines with those for and against them, people forget disabled people need powersports to enjoy the outdoors. The Outdoor Americans With Disabilities Act would help solve that.

RideApart · Jun 20, 2024