Since its passage by Congress in 1906, the Antiquities Act has been a critically important tool for the preservation of our public lands – lands that belong to all Americans. Serving as a vital “insurance policy” for our nation’s natural treasures, the Antiquities Act gives the president the power to grant national monument status to areas possessing significant historical and/or scientific values.
These charts detail the total number of acres leased for energy production on federal public lands versus the total producible acres. Data covers the years 2001 - 2008.
The BLM is conducting environmental analysis for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, a proposed 460-mile long high voltage transmission line through Arizona and New Mexico. When completed, this line is intended to transport primarily renewable energy. This fact sheet provides key points for commenting to the BLM on the SunZia project.
This map shows how the designated West-wide energy corridors run directly to existing and proposed coal fired power plants, facilitating the continued reliance on this dirty fossil fuel.
The Western Governors' Association (WGA) released draft maps of proposed Qualified Resource Areas as part of its Western Renewable Energy Zones (WREZ) process. These comments provide WGA with information to help them further minimize environmental conflicts while promoting clean, renewable energy development in the West.