Moab MLP a hallmark moment for Interior, model for future
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed their Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Moab Master Leasing Plan (MLP) in Utah. MLPs were launched by the BLM in 2010 and outline appropriate...
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ConocoPhillips wants a pat on the back, while still wasting millions of...
Recently, ConocoPhillips tooted its own horn by touting the success of its natural gas waste capture programs. While we applaud ConocoPhillips’ steps towards reducing natural gas waste, there’s an...
View Article3 reasons why PLI won’t solve challenges in the Bears Ears
Today’s Senate field hearing on proposals to protect the Bears Ears region will likely include a discussion of Congressman Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative, which has some times been forwarded as a...
View ArticleFact-check: Herbert’s team wrong on the facts, and on the wrong side of Moab MLP
Utahns from across the spectrum—small business owners, local officials, conservationists, and sportsmen and sportswomen—have hailed progress on the BLM’s proposed Master Leasing Plan as a model for how...
View ArticleWEA lawsuit appears to blame BLM for low oil prices
On August 11th, the Western Energy Alliance (WEA) filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) claiming that, by “cancelling” certain recent federal lease sales, BLM has not done its job of...
View ArticleSeeking: NMOGA Executive Director, questionable ethics and experience...
News that New Mexico Environment Secretary, Ryan Flynn has left his political appointment to potentially head an oil and gas interest group reads like a “What Not to Do” chapter out of an ethical...
View ArticleOil and gas industry still refuses to be accountable, even when NASA catches...
In 2014, NASA found a Delaware-sized methane ‘hot spot’ hanging over the Four Corners region of the southwestern U.S. This area is also home to a high density of oil and gas development. Last week,...
View ArticleREPORT: On 100 Year Anniversary, Oil & Gas Development Threatens “America’s...
As the National Park Service celebrates 100 years of protecting and preserving some of America’s most spectacular landscapes and natural treasures, a disturbing trend has emerged as oil and gas...
View ArticleBishop ignores worried constituents at his 6 town halls, calls them a “pain...
A series of town halls intended to shore up flagging support for the embattled Public Lands Initiative backfired on Congressmen Rob Bishop as constituents continued to press him over the ill-fated and...
View Article(Still) Open for business: Implementation of the BLM’s Sage Grouse Plans...
A new report released today by the Western Values Project titled “Open For Business,” found, despite the false claims made by oil industry lobbyists and their allies in Congress that the Bureau of Land...
View ArticleThe Public Lands Initiative is too much, too late and unlikely to pass
Utah Representative Rob Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative (PLI) is “too much, too late” and is an unrealistic attempt to protect the endangered artifacts and cultural resources of the Bears Ears area,...
View ArticleReport: States need more resilient public lands economies
New analysis from the Western Values Project reveals that in the Rocky Mountain West low oil and gas prices have taken a toll on state mineral development as well as the state budgets and services that...
View ArticleCongressman Bishop fails to work with the administration… and predictably...
Congressman Rob Bishop has repeatedly blamed the federal government for not listening to him or others about land protections and National Monuments. But it turns out that Bishop is the one not...
View ArticleOutdoor industry CEOs back the administration’s record on public lands
An impressive group of 27 CEOs of some of the largest outdoor recreation companies sent a letter to President Obama and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell with one clear message: Thank you for promoting...
View ArticleTime for Western AGs to publicly oppose land transfer
A recently disclosed Conference of Western Attorneys General report concludes that lawsuits by states attempting to force the transfer of federal public land to states stands little chance of...
View ArticleBishop ignores worried constituents at his 6 town halls, calls them a “pain...
A series of town halls intended to shore up flagging support for the embattled Public Lands Initiative backfired on Congressmen Rob Bishop as constituents continued to press him over the ill-fated and...
View Article(Still) Open for business: Implementation of the BLM’s Sage Grouse Plans...
A new report released today by the Western Values Project titled “Open For Business,” found, despite the false claims made by oil industry lobbyists and their allies in Congress that the Bureau of Land...
View ArticleThe Public Lands Initiative is too much, too late and unlikely to pass
Utah Representative Rob Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative (PLI) is “too much, too late” and is an unrealistic attempt to protect the endangered artifacts and cultural resources of the Bears Ears area,...
View ArticleReport: States need more resilient public lands economies
New analysis from the Western Values Project reveals that in the Rocky Mountain West low oil and gas prices have taken a toll on state mineral development as well as the state budgets and services that...
View ArticleCongressman Bishop fails to work with the administration… and predictably...
Congressman Rob Bishop has repeatedly blamed the federal government for not listening to him or others about land protections and National Monuments. But it turns out that Bishop is the one not...
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