Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management’s Cedar City Field Office has issued a final decision for the Indian Peak Range Watershed Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment.

The Bureau of Land Management on March 31 leased 136 parcels totaling 131,121 acres  during quarterly oil and gas lease sales

The Bureau of Land Management today issued a final decision for the Gold Springs Historic Property Protection Environmental Assessment.

The BLM opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 34,655 acres that may be included in a September 2026 lease sale in Utah. The scoping period ends April 15, 2026.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 39 oil and gas parcels totaling 54,114 acres in Utah in a June 2026 sale. The comment period ends March 30, 2026.

The changes support the Trump administration’s priority of lowering costs for families and small businesses by improving access to basic materials and reducing regulatory burdens.

The Cedar City Field Office is providing a 15-day public comment period for the Indian Peak Range Watershed Restoration Plan draft EA starting Feb. 10, 2026. The area is in Hamlin Valley, Pine Valley, and Needles Range.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 31, 2026, to offer 57 oil and gas parcels totaling 68,632 acres in Utah.

The Bureau of Land Management today approved construction of the Northern Corridor highway in Washington County. In 2018, the Utah Department of Transportation applied for a right-of-way for a four-lane highway north of St. George to help ease traffic congestion in the area.

ST. GEORGE, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management today conveyed 929 acres of public land to the State of Utah’s Washington County Water Conservancy District as part of the Red Cliffs-Warner Valley Land Exchange.

The BLM announced updated plans that enhance conservation of Greater sage-grouse habitat while balancing access to public lands for responsible energy and mineral development across Idaho, Montana and the Dakotas, Nevada, California, Utah and Wyoming.

WASHINGTON – The BLM and Forest Service published records of decision for the Cross-Tie 500-kilovolt transmission project, which authorizes a right-of-way for construction of a transmission line.

BLM has leased 48 parcels totaling 68,203 acres in Utah for $64,550,922 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale; more than $10 million over the next highest on record for BLM Utah.

BLM Utah has opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 39 oil and gas parcels that may be included in a June 2026 lease sale in Utah.

Effective immediately through January 31, the BLM is reducing many personal-use permit fees to just $1, including Christmas tree permits and firewood permits.

The BLM has opened a 30-day public comment period regarding plans for the March 2026 Oil & Gas Lease Sale.

The approved plan includes new open pit mining operations and will add in-situ recovery using a combination of injection, production, and monitoring wells. New authorized mining would result in the recovery of more than half a billion pounds of copper.

In 2018, the Utah Department of Transportation applied for a right-of-way for a four-lane highway north of St. George to help ease traffic congestion in the area.

The Bureau of Land Management leased 20 parcels totaling 20,304 acres in Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Utah for $22,815,714 in total receipts during quarterly oil and gas lease sales.

The BLM today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 59 oil and gas parcels totaling 71,787 acres that may be included in a March 2026 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends Oct. 27, 2025.

The BLM announces an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 10, 2025, to offer 46 oil and gas parcels totaling 68,203 acres in Utah.

The BLM will offer a competitive lease by sealed bid of approximately 120 acres containing an estimated 1.29 million tons of recoverable federal coal within the Little Eccles Tract near Skyline Mine in Emery County.

The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on changes to its proposal on how to manage Greater Sage-grouse habitat across eight Western states and is inviting the public to weigh in.

The Department of the Interior is moving forward with three competitive coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah this fall.