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Final environmental analysis of Coastal Plain leasing program released for sale mandated by Congress in 2017 Tax Act
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released the final Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
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The Pueblo of Tesuque, Bureau of Land Management, and USDA Forest Service to co-steward the Caja del Río Plateau
Today, leadership from the Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, and Pueblo of Tesuque signed a memorandum of understanding to co-steward culturally significant Tribal places located on Caja del Río Plateau.
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Interior Department Announces $375 Million for Recreation and Restoration Projects in Nevada and California
BLM will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects to enhance recreation, conserve wildlife habitat, reduce hazardous fuels, and prevent wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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Major lithium mine approved in Nevada in latest effort to support a domestic supply of critical minerals 
DOI and BLM leaders announce the approval of the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron mining project.
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Biden-Harris Administration takes major steps to accelerate clean energy geothermal development on public lands
BLM is taking steps to expand geothermal energy development on public lands.
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BLM approves big game, Gunnison sage-grouse, and land management plans
The BLM released Records of Decision for the Big Game Resource Management Plan Amendment, the Gunnison Sage-Grouse RMPA, and resource management plans for the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices.
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BLM seeks nominations for Public Lands Rule Advisory Committee
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for a new Federal advisory committee that will help inform how the Bureau implements the Public Lands Rule.
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Interior Department Signs Three Landmark Co-Stewardship Agreements with Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations
The Department of the Interior today celebrated the signing of three landmark agreements with Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations to advance co-stewardship on public lands and waters.
Landscape of the desert Southwest: Green shrubbery growing out of brown dirt with gray mountains in the background.
BLM to invest $2.4 million in cultural study in California and Arizona
BLM will invest nearly $2.4 million in IRA money to develop a cultural landscape study for public lands in California and Arizona.
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BLM invests $17.6 million from Investing in America agenda to improve public lands monitoring
With a $17.6 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management is expanding efforts to monitor, inventory, and assess baseline conditions of the nation’s public lands and waters.
A woman in a tan suit stands behind a black podium in front of a brown apartment building that is under construction. A man in a suit sits at a table off to one side of the podium. The backs of the heads and shoulders of two other men seated in the audience are visible in the foreground.
Biden-Harris Administration announces new actions to build more housing and lower housing costs in Clark County
The Bureau of Land Management announces the sale of 20 acres of public lands at $100 per acre for the construction of affordable housing projects in Southern Nevada.
BLM issues proposed management plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
The Bureau of Land Management today announced a proposed plan for the management and protection of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southcentral Oregon and northern California.
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BLM issues proposed management plan for Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
The Bureau of Land Management is issuing a proposed plan for the management and protection of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico.
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BLM finalizes guidance for certain off-highway vehicle events in Nevada
The BLM has finalized guidance for considering future permits for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) commercial, competitive, and organized group uses on 8,852 miles of public roads and trails.
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BLM seeks input on proposed clean energy project in California
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for a proposed clean energy project on private lands and approximately 40 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County. If approved, the Sapphire project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of solar energy and deliver clean electricity to the statewide transmission grid. 
Bears Ears National Monument Sign approaching from Blanding, UT. The monument is co-stewarded by the BLM, USDA Forest Service, and Bears Ears Commission.
BLM, USDA Forest Service issue proposed plan for Bears Ears National Monument
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued a final environmental impact statement and proposed plan to manage and protect Bears Ears National Monument.
A recently completed WRI project restored the natural path of a creek in the Upper Bear River Watershed Restoration Area in Rich County. Wildlife-friendly fencing was also installed. Photo by BLM Utah.
Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative receives $24.6 million grant from BLM
The BLM has awarded a total of $24.6 million to the Utah Department of Natural Resources to continue the collaborative efforts to restore and preserve watersheds across the state.
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BLM invests $1.4 million through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to support broad-scale ecosystem monitoring in Alaska
The BLM uses its Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring framework to gather data and report on the condition and trend of natural resources across BLM-managed lands.
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BLM issues final analysis for proposed Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada
Today BLM advanced a project that would mine lithium, a critical mineral, in Nevada.
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BLM issues management plan for Río Grande del Norte National Monument
The Bureau of Land Management announced an updated management plan and associated Environmental Assessment for the Río Grande del Norte National Monument. They will support resources and continued use of the Monument.
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BLM announces winners of the 2024 Rangeland Stewardship and Innovations Awards
The Bureau of Land Management today announced the winners of the 2024 Rangeland Stewardship and Rangeland Innovations awards.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $3.25 Million for Salmon Habitat Restoration
The BLM today announced that $3.25 million in BIL funding is being awarded to support the DOI’s Gravel to Gravel Keystone Initiative in the Yukon, Kuskokwim, and Norton Sound regions in Alaska.
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BLM awards $2.76 million contract for advanced wildfire communication kits as part of Investing in America agenda
The BLM today announced a $2.76 million award through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 3T Innovations, LLC to create communication kits and on-site training to improve firefighter safety and wildfire operations.
Two rows of solar panels stretch across the ground with vegetation growing between them.
Biden-Harris Administration leaders announce new onshore renewable energy progress in Nevada to create jobs and lower energy costs
Greenlink transmission lines and multiple solar facilities in Nevada move toward completion.
BLM announces steps to improve engagement with Tribes, public on mineral development
The new policy reflects recommendations from Biden-Harris administration’s Mining Reform report