Press Releases

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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

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

Wyoming

BLM Wyoming releases decision on corridor initiative

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

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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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.

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Route 2054 High Rock Lake road in Soldier Meadow Area flooded

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Black Rock Field Office is warning motorists know Route 2054 High Rock Lake road which connects Soldier Meadows Area of Critical Environmental Concern (

Alaska

After Nearly 50 years Interior to Revoke Public Land Withdrawals in Northwestern Alaska Covering 9.7 Million Acres

The Department of the Interior will issue a Public Land Order (PLO) Jan. 19 revoking the withdrawal of approximately 9.7 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed public lands in Northwest Alaska, opening new possibilities.
Montana-Dakotas

The Bureau of Land Management Fulfills Historic Obligation made by Congress to State of Montana

(BILLINGS, Mont.) – To satisfy a debt owed to Montana for well over a century, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking the final steps needed to convey 5,816.63 acr

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Black Rock Field Office announces the call for Artist in Residence 2021 program

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA), along with the Friends of Black Rock High Rock (FBRHR) announces the Cal

California, Central California DO

BLM to hold Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument public workshop

Nevada, Winnemucca DO

Black Rock Field Office announces the annual temporary closure of the High Rock Canyon Road

WINNEMUCCA, Nev – The Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, Bureau of Land Management, will be seasonally closing a portion of the High Rock Canyon Road to vehicle use

California, Central California DO

Bureau of Land Management to oversee prescribed fire at Case Mountain

National Office, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon-Washington, Utah

The Bureau of Land Management releases decision to reduce fuels, restore sagebrush areas in Great Basin

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the record of decision for the Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement in the Great Basin.