A coalition of conservation organizations and a western Colorado county reached a landmark settlement agreement today with federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S.
Despite industry claims that government regulations are slowing job creation, the oil and gas industry could be creating more than 50,000 jobs with federal drilling permits they currently aren’t using, according to The Wilderness Society’s analysis of industry jobs data.
Several areas in the Colorado Plateau are already protected as part of the nation’s Conservation Lands system. But without the right management, some of their wildness could be lost.
From Alaska to Colorado, plans for how the BLM manages certain lands are open for public comment. Your voice can be heard as final plans are developed.
Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are being impacted by climate change and other environmental factors, including a variety of uses.
Millions of acres of public lands can “grow up” to be wilderness, monuments or other forms of protected lands. We have the opportunity to protect and enjoy them now.
Our monthly email newsletter reports on current Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning and policy efforts, and lets you know where and how to get involved.
The Bureau of Land Management and New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division have issued Geovic Mining Corp., a permit to conduct exploratory drilling on Otero Mesa this summer. We need your help now!
If you agree that the grand landscapes of the Old West are worth sharing with future generations, then you would have joined in the applause recently at the National Museum of the American Indian.
