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Wyoming is backing an effort by Utah to wrest ownership of U.S. Bureau of Land Management land from the federal government, arguing that states could “develop the land to attract prospective ...
A land trade was considered but rejected after Gelov said he was not interested. Under the BLM’s proposal, the land will be sold to Gelov for $1,020, as determined by an appraisal.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this month allowed the sale of leases for oil and gas drilling on almost 120,000 acres of public land in Wyoming.
Republicans have proposed selling millions of acres of public land to build housing, but it won't help the Northeast, where ...
At issue is BLM’s proposed update to the Rock Springs resource management plan, which had originally proposed imposing conservation designations on more than half the 3.6-million-acre area.
CHEYENNE – The Bureau of Land Management is urging the public to help combat illegal dumping on public lands, a widespread issue that degrades natural resources, threatens wildlife and imposes ...
The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that it would no longer make federally managed lands in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin available for new coal mining leases, drawing condemnation ...
Hageman, Wyoming’s lone House representative, told the Cowboy State Daily that the Wilderness Society map is inaccurate because the depiction conflates the land potentially up for sale in the ...
Wyoming lawmakers have given two years for the Grand Teton National Park to buy the Kelly Parcel for $100 million. But the pristine land has become a bargaining chip for other things, too.
The BLM encourages the public to report illegal dumping activities. If you observe dumping or discover a dumpsite on public land, exercise caution and contact your local BLM field office. The ...
Fossil fuels BLM ends future coal mining on Powder River Basin federal lands The move compounds pressure on coal communities to diversify their economies.