An AP investigation at the beginning of September found that speculation—the assumption of business risk in hopes of making profits—in applications for solar development on public lands is rampant, and has greatly contributed to the BLM’s inability to get solar projects built.  In fact, the investigation found that a Goldman Sachs subsidiary has submitted applications for half of the land in Nevada for which applications have b

After years of struggle to protect Colorado’s spectacular Vermillion Basin from damaging oil and gas leasing, a verdict for the rugged western landscape is finally in — and it’s a great one.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office announced Tuesday, June 29, that it will close Vermillion Basin to all future oil and gas leasing.

There’s a place in southern Arizona The Wilderness Society has been working for some time to protect. Just outside of Phoenix lies the Agua Fria National Monument. The monument is home to over 450 distinct Native American structures and is a blend of desert and semi-desert eco systems.

No matter which way you look at it greater sage-grouse are in trouble. With population declines of over 90% from a century ago, and with remaining habitats under continued pressure from threats such as oil and gas development, the greater sage-grouse is teetering on the brink.

Great news! The oil and gas reforms we’ve been pressing for with the Obama administration have finally appeared. An announcement this week from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and his team promises to repair Bush-era practices that allowed sensitive lands to be quickly leased to oil and gas development without proper environmental assessments.