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BLM National News Releases

2008
July
Upgraded BLM Image Library Offers Views of American West (7/22/08)
Western Oil Shale Potential: 800 Billion Barrels of Recoverable Oil (7/22/08)
Lynda Roush Receives Take Pride in America National Award (7/18/08)
Record of Decision Sets Stage for Major Lease Sale in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (7/02/08)
BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (7/02/08)
June
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities (6/17/08)
Plan for Geothermal Energy Development Open for Comment (6/13/2008)
BLM Assistant Director Janine Velasco Recognized for Outstanding Federal Service (6/2/2008)
May
BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development (5/29/2008)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for June 30 in Reno (5/29/2008)
BLM Recognizes Three Oil and Gas Operators for Reducing Energy "Footprint" on Public Lands (5/21/2008)
Report Offers Road Map for Energy Relief (5/21/2008)
BLM-Alaska Releases Supplemental Final Plan for Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (5/16/2008)
April
BLM Announces Revisions to Handbook Designed to Make Environmental Reviews More Efficient (4/24/2008)
Lynda Stelzer Tapped to Head BLM's National Operations Center at Denver Federal Center (4/18/2008)
Healthy Lands Initiative Fact Sheets FY2009 (4/30/2008)
March
BLM Offers Additional Time for Comment on Oil Shale Study (3/20/2008)
BLM Offers Internet Access to Communication Sites on Public Lands (3/20/2008)
February
Interior Department Assistant Secretary Delivers Opening Remarks at National Invasive Weeds Week (2/22/2008)
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2008 Grazing Fee (2/8/2008)
National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees for Special Professional Achievement (2/07/2008)
President Proposes Budget for BLM in FY 2009 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands (2/4/2008)
National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting February 25 in Tucson (2/1/2008)
January
BLM Sets Public Meetings on Draft Oil Shale and Tar Sands Planning Document (1/25/2008)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses (1/23/2008)
Guest Opinion: Oil, Gas Leasing a Win-Win for Taxpayers (1/12/2008)
BLM To Start Collection of $4,000 Processing Fee for Each New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application (1/02/2008)
BLM Accepting Nominations for Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards (1/02/2008)
2007
December
Draft Environmental Study Addresses Oil Shale Resources on Public Lands (12/20/07)
BLM Proposes Changing Right-of-Way Rental Fees to Better Reflect Fair Market Value (12/11/07)
Chart of Proposed Rights of Way Rental Fees
In Energy Debate, We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us
November
Juan Palma Named Director of BLM's Eastern States Office (11/29/07)
Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (11/19/07)
BLM Enhances Features and Look of GeoCommunicator Website (11/09/07)
Agencies Publish Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Energy Corridors in 11 Western States (11/08/07)
BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day (11/05/07)
October
BLM Opens National Operations Center in Denver (10/16/07)
BLM Sets Meeting of Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for November 5 in Portland (10/15/07)
BLM Issues Decision on Vegetation Treatment and Fuels Reduction Study (10/05/07)
September
Utahn Luke D. Johnson Named as Deputy Director for Programs and Policy (09/28/07)
BLM and U.S. Forest Service Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Abandoned Mine Cleanup Program (09/26/07)
BLM Director Announces Winner of Rangeland Stewardship Award (09/26/07)
Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (09/20/07)
BLM Announces Winners of Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards for 2007 (09/18/07)
New Report Details Coal Resources on Federal Land in Powder River Basin (09/05/07)
BLM Updates Mineral Cost-Recovery Fee Schedule (09/05/07)
BLM Announces Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values (09/04/07)
August
BLM Reconnection of Non-Indian Well Information System (NIWIS) Website (08/27/07)
BLM's "Seeds of Success" Program Aimed at Improving Health and Productivity of Public Lands (08/24/2007)
BLM Hosts Live Broadcast on Preparation of Documents Relating to Oil and Gas Development (8/22/07)
BLM Geothermal Lease Auction Signals New Trend in Renewable Energy (8/14/07)
BLM Honors Energy Companies for Sustainable Development Practices (8/14/07)
BLM Announces Appointments to Three Key Leadership Positions (8/09/07)
BLM Announces New Procedures That Will Improve Efficiency of Environmental Reviews (8/14/07)
Kempthorne Lauds Senate Confirmation of Jim Caswell as Director of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (8/06/07)
July
BLM Launches Satellite Technology to Serve Remote Locations (7/31/07)
Public Service Announcements Highlight National Trails (7/23/07)
BLM to Carry Out Land Rehabilitation Efforts When Fire Season Ends (7/20/07)
BLM Adds Energy Map Viewer to Popular NILS GeoCommunicator Web Site (7/05/07)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (7/03/07)
June
Vegetation Treatment Final PEIS News Release (06/29/2007)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses (06/25/2007)
BLM Launches Effort to Facilitate Renewable Energy Development on Federal Lands (06/13/2007)
May
BLM Sites Featured in Winning Photos of Federal Recreation Lands (05/26/2007)
BLM Launches New Initiative to Connect Children and Families to Public Lands (05/22/2007)
April
BLM Policy Encourages Solar Energy Development on Public Lands (04/11/2007)
March
Correction to Effective Date of Revised Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (03/08/2007)
Final Update of Federal Oil and Gas Regulations Will Improve Energy Development on Public Lands (03/07/2007)
February
Two BLM Employees Recognized by Public Lands Foundation for Dedication and Professionalism (02/08/2007)
President Bush's FY 2008 Budget Proposes $1.8 Billion for BLM (2/05/2007)
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2007 Federal Grazing Fee (2/02/2007)
January
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for February 26 in Washington, D.C. (1/29/2007)
Where Has All the Helium Gone? (1/18/2007)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West (1/08/2007)
2006
December
BLM Announces New Appointments to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (12/20/2006)
Environmental Study Will Consider Comments on Impacts of Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in the West (12/19/2006)
Interior Department Issues Oil Shale Research, Development and Demonstration Leases for Public Lands in Colorado (12/15/2006)
November
New Study Measures Restrictions on Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands (11/28/2006)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for December 11 in Las Vegas (11/15/2006)
Interior Department Announces Approval of Oil Shale Projects on Public Lands in Colorado (11/13/2006)
BLM Announces Waiver of Fees for Veterans and Members of U.S. Armed Forces on Veterans Day (11/08/2006)
September
Janine Velasco to Lead BLM's Human Resources Office (9/29/2006)
Ed Shepard Named BLM State Director for Oregon and Washington (09/29/2006)