BLM Makes More Lands Inhabited by Greater Sage-Grouse Available for Energy Development

Greater sage grouse advocates blast new federal plan endorsed by Wyoming

Conservationists blasted a federal rewrite of a sage grouse protection plan endorsed by Wyoming, saying it strips safeguards from Wyoming’s fabled Golden Triangle, site of the world’s largest breeding ground for the imperiled bird. The Bureau of Land Management on Monday released its rewrite of plans governing the use and development of about 50 million acres of public land in eight Western states, including 26.6 million acres in Wyoming. The fr…

BLM makes more lands inhabited by greater sage-grouse available for energy development

Populations of greater sage-grouse have dropped from in the millions to fewer than 800,000 due to habitat loss, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (Photo by Bob Wick/U.S. Bureau of Land Management via Flickr)The Trump administration is planning on making more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development in eight Western states, a move worrying environmentalists watching for the declining population of greater s…

Federal Government Updates Sage-Grouse Plan to Expand Oil Drilling, Mineral Mining

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released updated plans for the conservation of greater sage-grouse habitat Monday, opening up more lands in eight states for oil drilling and mineral mining. “We are strengthening American energy security while ensuring the sage-grouse continues to thrive,” said acting bureau chief Bill Groffy. “Healthy sagebrush country powers our communities, sustains wildlife, and supports the economies that make the West st…

BLM Sage Grouse Plans Utilize Latest Science and Stakeholder Input - Oklahoma Farm Report

Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released their updated greater sage grouse management plans, amending 77 separate land use plans across the West. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) originally submitted comments on these plans after each phase of revisions in 2015, 2019, and 2024, advising BLM leadership to

Trump rolls back sage-grouse protections in eight states

The Trump administration rolled back greater sage-grouse protections across eight western states, opening millions of acres of federal land to energy development. The post US Interior Dept weakens sage-grouse protection to open more oil and mineral development first appeared on Idaho Business Review.

BLM Plan Expands Energy and Mineral Access on Sage-Grouse Habitat in Idaho and Other Western States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is planning on making more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development in eight Western states, a move worrying environmentalists watching for the declining population of greater sage-grouse. The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday plans to modify its greater sage-grouse land use plan on about 50 million acres of sagebrush across Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, …