Press Releases

The Bureau of Land Management today announced an additional oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 12, 2025, to offer 66 oil and gas parcels totaling 70,415 acres in Wyoming.

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing approval of expanded infrastructure supporting increased oil and gas production on public lands.

In an effort to ensure the safety of local residents and protect natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing a fire prevention order for federal lands in a fire-sensitive area near Fox, Alaska.

The Bureau of Land Management leased 14 parcels in Utah totaling 50,961 acres for $5,663,890 in total receipts for a geothermal lease sale.

The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases in seven Western states.

The Bureau of Land Management selected Lance R. Brady, a native Arizonan born in Tucson and raised in Safford, as the new Gila District Manager.

The Department of the Interior is reaffirming its commitment to the Trump administration’s goal of American Energy Dominance with a renewed focus on coal.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 99 oil and gas parcels totaling 84,045.23 acres.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a new natural gas pipeline in Humboldt County.

BLM Utah updates its June 3, 2025 oil and gas lease sale, now offering 13 parcels totaling 20,888 acres. A 30-day public protest period is open through May 5.

BLM is investigating illness and 25 wild burro deaths at Axtell Corral following a recent gather. Cause: bronchopneumonia linked to gammaherpes virus. Affected burros are isolated and receiving treatment.

Beginning at 8 a.m. MDT April 17, and ending at 5 p.m. MDT April 19, the BLM will temporarily close the Rob Jaggers Campground during the Capitan Mountain 34 Hour Race on the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave NCA.

The Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement are seeking public comments on proposals to lease coal and to approve a federal mining plan modification.

The Department of the Interior today announced it generated over $39 million in total receipts from oil and gas lease sales held in the first quarter of 2025

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 29 oil and gas parcels, totaling 9,102 acres, in an upcoming lease sale.

The Bureau of Land Management broke ground on a critical infrastructure project to protect and enhance the iconic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and unique, significant resources of surrounding public lands.

Under the Secretary’s leadership, the BLM will pursue steps to expand opportunities for exploration and development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Fire managers from the Colorado River District are planning to conduct prescribed burning in the Hualapai Mountains between mid-March and mid-April 2025, pending appropriate weather and fuel conditions.

Visitors can enjoy early springtime outdoor fun when two Bureau of Land Management campgrounds and related facilities in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument reopen next month, officials with the BLM’s North Central Montana District announced, today.

The BLM Vernal Field Office is seeking public comments on the proposed renewal of commercial Special Recreation Permits (SRPs) for the B and C sections of the Green River. 

The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire operations this spring in the South Tobacco Root Mountains near Sheridan and Virginia City, Montana.

As a result of the recent heavy rains, the Rainie Falls Trail, located on the south side of the Rogue River near Grave Creek, will be closed until further notice.

BLM conducted a competitive online sale through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, offering 10 parcels/76.85 acres in the Las Vegas Valley. Eight parcels/41.85 acres sold and generated $16,575,000.

The BLM received close to $14.4M in Great American Outdoor Act funding in 2022 to complete recreation improvements to Haekel Road, the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, and the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for proposed expanded exploration at the Denton Gold Danser Claims near Bridgeport in Baker County.