Nation Aug 10 Judge allows roundup of wild horses in Nevada despite 31 animal deaths A federal judge has cleared the way for the U.S. government to continue capturing thousands of wild horses in Nevada despite the deaths of 31 mustangs during the weekslong roundup. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
Politics Aug 01 Settlement blocks planned federal fracking leases in California Leasing for new oil and gas drilling on federal land in California's Central Valley is temporarily blocked under a settlement announced Monday by the state attorney general. By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press
Politics Apr 23 Biden taps Montana environmentalist to direct Bureau of Land Management President Joe Biden has nominated Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, to direct the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management. She will oversee roughly a quarter-billion acres of federally owned land in Western states. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Aug 23 Downsized Utah national monument allows for more oil and gas development The Bureau of Land Management's plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah codifies that the lands cut out of the monument will be open to mineral extraction such as oil, gas and coal as expected. By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Jul 10 Watch 3:16 Militia movement sees signal of support in Trump’s pardon of Oregon ranchers who committed arson Donald Trump pardoned Dwight Hammond and son Steven on Tuesday, two Oregon cattle ranchers who were convicted of arson on public lands after a long-running dispute over control of public properties adjoining their ranch. Their case sparked a 41-day occupation… Continue watching
Feb 18 Bundy family, supporters face 16 federal felonies for 2014 standoff By Ryan Haas and Conrad Wilson, OPB A federal grand jury indicted Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and four others Wednesday with a raft of felony charges related to a 2014 armed standoff at Bundy’s ranch. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:18 Why the U.S. is asking Canada and Australia for firefighting help By PBS News Hour William Brangham speaks to Ron Dunton, assistant director for Fire and Aviation at the Bureau of Land Management, about efforts to contain the staggering number of fires burning in the West this summer. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch Utah archaeological site becomes protest site in federal land dispute By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Land dispute between rancher and government inspires ideological standoff with armed protesters By PBS News Hour In Nevada, armed militia members and states' rights protesters showed up at the site of a dispute between the Bureau of Land Management and a cattle farmer who has refused to pay fees for grazing his animals on public lands… Continue watching