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Haaland reverses Trump-era Izembek road decision
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland withdrew a land swap approved by her predecessor considered necessary to build a road through the Izembek National Wildlife → Read More
A mouse, a wolf and a sage grouse will get another ESA look
The Fish and Wildlife Service will review the Endangered Species Act status of 28 listed species, including the Preble’s meadow […] → Read More
BLM returns headquarters to D.C.
The Biden administration plans to move the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters back to Washington, D.C. → Read More
INTERIOR: Two-pronged attack on BLM pick: Personal loans, 'extreme' ties
The debate over whether Tracy Stone-Manning should lead the Bureau of Land Management is starting to heat up. → Read More
INTERIOR: White House to withdraw Pendley's BLM nomination
President Trump is withdrawing his controversial nomination of William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management. → Read More
INTERIOR: Will Trump finally nominate Pendley to lead BLM?
Lost amid the ongoing public debate over the merits of the Bureau of Land Management's planned relocation out West is the looming expiration of William Perry Pendley's stint as acting BLM chief. → Read More
INTERIOR: BLM staffers rip relocation plans in closed-door meeting
The Bureau of Land Management's Washington, D.C.-based staff ripped into senior leaders during a closed-door meeting yesterday to discuss the proposal to relocate BLM's headquarters to Colorado, expressing strong opposition to the move and frustration at the lack of information shared with them on the plan. → Read More
PUBLIC LANDS: BLM removes conservation language from press releases
Some of the Trump administration's sharpest critics are crying foul after the Bureau of Land Management excised boilerplate language from its news releases that describes the bureau's mission as helping conserve public lands for future generations. → Read More
NATIONAL PARKS: Court decision could doom already built Va. power line
A federal appeals court today rejected the Army Corps of Engineers' approval of a 17-mile transmission line across the James River, determining the corps did not properly analyze the full impacts of the power line that critics say degrades the site of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Va., and putting the fate of the project in doubt. → Read More
INTERIOR: Top BLM Alaska post goes to Republican congressional aide
The Bureau of Land Management has appointed a senior aide of Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young to lead the bureau's Alaska state office, overseeing 72 million acres of federal land. → Read More
SAGE GROUSE: BLM's long-awaited revisions emphasize state 'flexibility'
The Bureau of Land Management released final drafts today of proposed revisions to Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans that suggest removing hundreds of thousands of acres of federally protected habitat in Utah, and easing restrictions on energy development and other activities in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. → Read More
INTERIOR: Zinke wants new regions 'stood up' and 'operational' July 1
The Interior Department is moving forward with a sweeping reorganization effort, announcing today the appointment of "regional facilitators" who will organize agency bureaus into 12 "unified regions" that will be in place by July 1, according to a senior official. → Read More
SAGE GROUSE: Forest Service to float changes on Obama-era plans
The Forest Service tomorrow will unveil proposed changes to Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans covering more than 5 million acres of national forest and grasslands in five Western states. → Read More
INTERIOR: Zinke: Lease sale has Trump critics 'eating their words'
The Trump administration is taking a victory lap after a two-day oil and natural gas lease sale in southeast New Mexico garnered nearly $1 billion in bids, a fact the Interior Department says underscores the importance of the administration's "energy dominance" campaign. → Read More
NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Zinke ignores critics, creates Bears Ears advisory panel
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is forming an advisory committee for Bears Ears National Monument, sparking criticism from Native American tribes and conservation groups that have sued to overturn President Trump's decision last year to dramatically reduce the size of the Utah site. → Read More
PUBLIC LANDS: After clash over Nev. tract, House panel OKs 10 bills
The House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously today to advance seven public lands bills — ranging from a measure to spur approval of infrastructure projects at private ski areas on Forest Service property to the proposed establishment of two new units to be managed by the National Park Service. → Read More
INTERIOR: Reorganization clock starts ticking
The tough part starts now, for an ambitious Interior Department reorganization plan whose broad outlines were mapped out yesterday and today for senior staffers. → Read More
INTERIOR: Maps reveal Zinke plans for historic overhaul
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's vision for reorganizing the Interior Department includes dividing management of millions of federal acres into 13 multistate regions along boundaries of watersheds and basins, according to maps obtained by E&E News. → Read More
INTERIOR: Key Obama-era leasing reform to get the ax
The Interior Department plans to eliminate by year's end an Obama-era leasing reform strategy designed to guide oil and natural gas development away from areas with high natural and cultural resource values. → Read More
INTERIOR: BLM proposal would revive mining in renewable energy zone
The Interior Department may cancel the ban on new mining claims in a renewable energy development zone in the California desert, sources said, the first step in an effort to end federal participation in the energy plan. → Read More