The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released its proposed Final Big Game Resource Management Plan Amendment which covers 8.3 million surface acres and 4.7 million acres of mineral estate extending to every Colorado BLM Field Office and to every corner of...
Author: Alison Gallensky
Request Greater Protections for Western Colorado Landscapes
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The Bureau of Land Management's Supplemental plan for the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction Field Offices scaled up conservation measures in certain areas but still does not take the necessary steps to address the climate crisis. Protests are due July 2...
Take action to strengthen protections for CO big game
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The Bureau of Land Management is in the process of amending its management plans across Colorado to better protect big game. Your voice can strengthen this plan and help us to better protect big game habitat. Comments are due Tuesday, February 6th.
Protest Period Open for Upcoming Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale
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Protests are due on July 27 for Utah Bureau of Land Management's September 2023 Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Use our resources to submit yours.
Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule
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The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support public lands conservation.
Oil & Gas Operators Must Clean Up their Messes
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Rocky Mountain Wild's interactive map shows dozens of Colorado oil and gas producers skirting financial assurance rules risking clean water and clean air.
What’s Up with K.P. Kauffman?
Interactive maps shows the location and production of 1,206 K.P. Kauffman oil wells, and the location of the 279 spills it has had since 2020.
Lease Sale Results Show Need for Rulemaking
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In late June, the Bureau of Land Management held its first oil and gas lease sales since early 2021. These sales incorporated several commonsense reforms. Rulemaking is needed to make these changes permanent.
Report: Sharp Decline in Demand for Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
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Rocky Mountain Wild’s new report shows oil and gas companies currently hold leases on more than 20 million acres of federal land in the Mountain West, and data trends show a sharp decline in interest for additional leases in many states for 2020 and 2021...
Oil and Gas Rules Protect Wildlife Story Map
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Interactive story map shows how oil & gas rules effective January 15, 2021 protect wildlife habitats.