Science Oct 29 U.S. to gauge climate damage from federal oil and gas sales By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Sep 17 Bureau of Land Management will move back to D.C., reversing Trump-era decision Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western states, back to the nation’s capital after two years in Colorado. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Dec 03 U.S. plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge Conservation groups criticized Thursday's announcement as rushed and based on environmental reviews that are being challenged in court as flawed. By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Arts Nov 30 Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 20 Montana governor presses to remove Trump’s chief steward of public lands Montana’s Democratic governor asked a federal judge Thursday to take swift action to remove the Trump administration’s chief steward of public lands, as the former industry attorney hangs onto the post despite the White House saying Saturday that his nomination… By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Feb 16 U.S. agency to pay for 11,000 miles of fuel breaks in 6 states By Associated Press The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles (17,703 kilometers) of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:17 How the Trump administration is shaping the future of America’s public lands By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history, according to a recent study by the journal Science. And in the wide expanses of the American West, Trump's encouragement of industry and development… Continue watching
Jul 26 U.S. government to allow off-roading at a Utah national monument By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The plan was met by immediate criticism from environmental and tribal organizations who say it will leave sensitive lands and sites vulnerable to damage. Continue reading
May 25 Wild horses could be sold for slaughter in Trump budget plan By Scott Sonner, Associated Press President Donald Trump's budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the U.S. West without the requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won't be resold for slaughter. Continue reading
Jan 07 Before Oregon’s armed takeover, a long-brewing dispute over rangeland health By Jes Burns and Tony Schick, OPB/EarthFix Experts say better data on ecosystem health would be a step to restoring trust between federal agencies and the ranchers and who lease public land. Continue reading