Bureau of Land Management

Environmentalists Told to Get With the Fracking Program

Environmentalists charged that the new federal rules guiding hydraulic fracturing do not protect the environment and inform the public about the fracking process. The new Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, appeared prepared for their comments.

May 21, 2013 - The New York Times

Feds to Perform Ecological Studies on BLM Land

Tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands, the federal Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to perform detailed ecological studies of some of its most notable properties.

March 7, 2010 - San Jose Mercury News

Energy Companies Get No 'Parting Gift' from BLM

The Bureau of Land Management hasn't gone through with its plans to auction off leases on land, apparently intended to be explored for oil and gas.

December 1, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

Fed Un-Freezes Solar Power

The Bureau of Land Management has reversed course on a proposed moratorium on the construction of solar projects on public land.

July 3, 2008 - Las Vegas Sun

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