Tag: BLM
Montana judge rules Trump’s illegal land manager’s decisions are invalid. ‘The Pendley Fire’
Illegal, unconfirmed acting official charade has consequences. Meteor staff Monday, October 19, 2020 Late last Friday, federal district judge Brian Morris ruled William Perry Pendley’s decisions as acting Bureau of Land Management director in Montana were…
Trump drops nomination of William Perry Pendley to oversee nation’s public lands
“Pendley never should have been nominated, and the fact that he was shows you what you need to know about this administration’s conservation priorities.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Saturday, August 15 Environmental campaigners on Saturday…
Community activists/ watch dogs demand senate reject Trump’s pick to manage US public lands
300+ Groups: ‘Worst possible person’ “When a nominee is clearly unfit for a position, it is the Senate’s constitutional and moral duty to reject the nomination.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Monday, August 3 Over…
Oil companies can set their own rates for royalties from drilling on public lands
“Oil and gas corporations already pay pennies compared to what they make in profits from plundering public lands—land that belongs to the American people—and now they’ll pay even less.” by Julia Conley, staff writer Friday, May…
BLM suspends oil & gas extraction leases in Little Colorado River Valley
Flagstaff The Trump administration has suspended 4,200 acres of oil and gas leases on public land in Arizona’s Little Colorado River Valley as part of a joint motion filed in federal court yesterday (Feb 5) after…
Moving Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Colorado won’t be good for public lands
Sheep grazing on BLM land near Shoshone, Idaho. BLM/Flickr, CC BY John Freemuth, Boise State University and James R. Skillen, Calvin University The Trump administration has pursued many controversial goals in managing U.S. public lands, including…
