Press Releases

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Wind River/Bighorn Basin DO

Collaborative effort reclaims mine lands on Little Mountain

Wyoming

BLM announces first wild horse adoption of 2021

California, California Desert DO

BLM seeks public input on 2021 off-highway vehicle grant proposals

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM to burn slash piles in south Steptoe Valley

ELY, Nev.

California, Northern California DO

Bureau of Land Management to oversee prescribed fire in Lake County’s Black Forest

California, Northern California DO

BLM seeks public input for OHV grant proposals

National Office

FACT SHEET: Interior Department Welcomes Day One Executive Orders to Restore Public Lands and Waters, Combat Coronavirus

Immediately following his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed Executive Orders that take critical first steps to address the climate crisis, create good union jobs, and advance environmental j

Arizona, Gila DO

Prescribed fire planned for San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

Tucson, Ariz.

California, California Desert DO

BLM seeks public comment for Cahuilla Ranger Station replacement

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Humboldt River Field Office seeks public input on the proposed Relief Canyon Mine Expansion Project

WINNEMUCCA, Nev.– The Humboldt River Field Office (HRFO) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) analyzing the propo

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming releases decision on corridor initiative

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Coeur d Alene DO

BLM recreation sites in northern Idaho impacted by windstorm

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – Recreation managers for the Bureau of Land Management’s Coeur d’Alene Field Office are assessing damage left by the intense

Alaska

Bureau of Land Management signs decision on Resource Management Plan for Western Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today released the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Bering Sea-Western Interior (BS

Nevada, Ely DO

BLM aerially seeds 8,000-plus acre Brown Fire as part of ESR plan

ELY, Nev.

Montana-Dakotas

BLM opens public scoping period for June 2021 lease sale

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – The BLM has opened a 15-day public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located in Montana and North Dakota.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

BLM prescribed burning planned near Mittry Lake

YUMA, Ariz.

Arizona, Colorado River DO

BLM prescribed burning planned near Walter’s Camp

YUMA, Ariz.

Alaska, Arctic DO

Leases Issued for ANWR Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Program

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California, Central California DO

Bureau of Land Management to oversee prescribed fire at Case Mountain

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Humboldt River Field Office issues a Record of Decision for the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

Orovada, Nev. — The Humboldt River Field Office issued a Record of Decision approving the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine proposed by Lithium Nevada Corporation.