Press Releases
BLM issued a record of decision and approved resource management plan updating the 1986 Rio Puerco RMP and its 1992 amendment.
BLM issued a management plan for Río Grande del Norte National Monument to protect its important landscapes and cultural sites while addressing increased interest in recreational use, visitor services, and facilities.
BLM today announces a decision for management of the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming.
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued decisions regarding the Utah Department of Transportation’s 2021 Northern Corridor right-of-way grant in Washington County.
DOI today announced an updated Western Solar Plan to guide solar energy on public lands across the West.
The BLM Rawlins Field Office today issued a decision record approving the Two Rivers wind energy project on 4,507 acres of BLM-managed land near Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties.
New 1-million-acre Teshekpuk Lake Conservation Right of Way acts on community-led proposal to offset Willow Project.
The Bureau of Land Management today announced the Desert Quartzite Solar facility, located near Blythe in eastern Riverside County, is now fully operational and producing clean energy to power up to 120,000 homes. The 300 megawatt (MW) solar facility also has 150 MW of battery storage, increasing reliability and availability of clean energy on the state grid.
The Bureau of Land Management transferred $460 million in proceeds from the sale of the Federal Helium System to the U.S. Treasury today, marking the conclusion of an historic program that served the nation for nearly a century.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the withdrawal of 165,000 acres from the Upper Pecos Watershed in New Mexico from mining.
The BLM announced the withdrawal of lands around Walker Lake and transfer that land into trust for the Walker River Indian Reservation.
Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
Bureau of Land Management today approved the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho, which could power as many as 500,000 homes with clean energy, while creating hundreds of jobs and supporting local and regional economies.
The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Easley Solar project proposed on approximately 2,700 acres of BLM-managed public lands and 990 acres of private lands in Riverside County. The project is expected to generate up to 390 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy and 650 megawatts of battery storage capacity, delivering reliable clean energy to the statewide transmission grid. The project will add nearly $305 million in infrastructure investment to the community and create 530 construction jobs followed by 10 operational positions once construction is complete.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a plan to improve rangeland health and livestock grazing management within the Louse Canyon Geographic Management Area.
The Secretary of the Interior has signed a Public Land Order opening an additional 11.1 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in Alaska for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program
The Bureau of Land Management announced a new national process for early coordination and engagement on mineral projects.
Approval allows Nevada Gold Mines, LLC to explore and mine for precious metals.
The Bureau of Land Management released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Jove Solar Project, which if approved could generate up to 600 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power roughly 180,000 homes.
The BLM is seeking public input on two draft plans to update the management of public lands and minerals in Nebraska and northeast Wyoming. This starts a 90-day public comment period.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Purple Sage Energy Center proposed on approximately 4,424 acres of public lands in Clark County.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Record of Decision for the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (RMP), updating management for nearly 13.3 million acres of public lands in central and northern Alaska.
The Bureau of Land Management today announced the launch of five new public-private partnership agreements designed to place wild horses and burros into private care. These partnerships could receive up to nearly $25 million in funding over five years and help place approximately 11,000 additional wild horses and burros over and above the BLM’s existing adoption program.
The BLM released a Final Environmental Impact Statement and proposed resource management plan amendment for the Lakeview planning area, covering 3.2 million acres of public lands in Lake and Harney counties.
The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan for public lands managed by the BLM Arcata and Redding field offices. The planning area covers 14.4 million acres in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, and Butte counties, including approximately 382,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands and 295,100 acres of federal mineral estate.