BLM Updates ‘Roadmap’ for Solar Energy Development in the West
Energy
BLM Updates ‘Roadmap’ for Solar Energy Development in the West
2024-01-23 01:22:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management has updated its roadmap for solar energy development across the West with the aim of making the siting and permitting of projects on public lands more efficient. In rolling out the new roadmap,... Read More

Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Oklahoma and New Mexico Nets More Than $22M
Energy
Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Oklahoma and New Mexico Nets More Than $22M
2023-12-04 19:15:11
by Dan McCue

SANTA FE, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management announced a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering nine parcels in Oklahoma and New Mexico brought in $22,530,735. The sale, conducted on Nov. 30, covered a total of 553.59 acres.... Read More

BLM Seeks Input on Potential Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Nevada
Energy
BLM Seeks Input on Potential Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Nevada
2023-11-27 23:51:42
by Dan McCue

RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period on Monday on two parcels of land totaling 2,330 acres that may be included in an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Nevada. The parcels... Read More

Comment Deadline Extended on Biden Plan for Alaska Petroleum Reserves
Energy
Comment Deadline Extended on Biden Plan for Alaska Petroleum Reserves
2023-10-22 21:52:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period on the proposed new protections for about 13 million acres of pristine wilderness in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The new deadline for commenting on the... Read More

BLM Seeking Public Comment on Solar Farm With Storage in Nevada
Renewable Energy
BLM Seeking Public Comment on Solar Farm With Storage in Nevada
2023-06-05 14:30:38
by Dan McCue

LAS VEGAS — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed 300 MW solar energy farm with battery storage that if approved would be located on roughly 2,500 acres about 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas.... Read More

Oil and Gas Lease Sales Announced in Michigan, Louisiana
Energy
Oil and Gas Lease Sales Announced in Michigan, Louisiana
2023-05-15 20:57:26
by Dan McCue

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced that competitive oil and gas lease sales in Michigan and Louisiana will be held online on Thursday, June 29, 2023.  The agency will offer one parcel in Michigan... Read More

Regulators Closer to Wrapping Up Review of Wind Project in Idaho
Renewable Energy
Regulators Closer to Wrapping Up Review of Wind Project in Idaho
2023-05-08 18:25:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Regulators are a step closer to making their final determinations regarding a closely-watched wind project proposal in Idaho. Magic Valley Energy LLC — an affiliate of New York-based energy infrastructure company LS Power — is seeking the Bureau... Read More

Firms Fear Proposed Waste Rule Would Duplicate Existing Regs
Energy
Firms Fear Proposed Waste Rule Would Duplicate Existing Regs
2023-02-06 22:55:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Several oil and gas associations have written the Bureau of Land Management saying a proposed rule on waste prevention would duplicate regulatory efforts already being undertaken by other federal agencies.The concern was voiced in comments submitted on the... Read More

Proposed Native Plant Pilot Program on National Land Not as Slight as It May Seem
Environment
Proposed Native Plant Pilot Program on National Land Not as Slight as It May Seem
2022-07-29 17:08:21
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — What may seem like a minor initiative was passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, but a proposed bill to create a pilot program promoting the use of native plants at the National... Read More

GAO Requests Federal Action on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions 
Environment
GAO Requests Federal Action on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions 
2022-05-24 12:32:44
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office is calling for parity on federal methane emission requirements for oil and gas companies. The GAO issued recommendations on Friday for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Bureau of Land Management to cut down... Read More

Federal Lands in Utah Earmarked for Massive Solar Energy Project
Renewable Energy
Federal Lands in Utah Earmarked for Massive Solar Energy Project
2022-04-21 17:40:51
by Dan McCue

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Minersville Solar Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Chicago-based sustainable energy developer Invenergy, has been awarded leases to develop a massive solar farm on about 4,800 acres of public land in Utah’s Escalante Desert. According to the... Read More

In a Reversal of Trump Era Policy, Interior Moves BLM Headquarters Back to DC
Interior
In a Reversal of Trump Era Policy, Interior Moves BLM Headquarters Back to DC
2021-09-17 21:17:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Interior Department announced Friday that it has decided to move the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management back to Washington, D.C., while continuing to maintain its Colorado office as a “Western headquarters.” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland... Read More

CO Senate: Cory Gardner (R)
Senate Watch
CO Senate: Cory Gardner (R)
2020-10-28 15:19:43
by TWN Staff

About Gardner:  Gardner’s family has called Colorado home for five generations.  Gardner’s love for Colorado took him to Colorado State University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and later to Boulder, where he earned his law degree at the University... Read More

GAO Report Says US Public Land Workers Face Assaults, Threats
Public Lands
GAO Report Says US Public Land Workers Face Assaults, Threats
2019-10-22 17:31:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Federal employees overseeing public lands in the U.S. were assaulted or threatened at least 360 times over a five-year period ending in 2017, a sign of increased tensions between the employees and anti-government groups, the Government Accountability Office... Read More

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