At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and then particularly in the following several decades, the U.S. government began ...

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has developed a sensitive species list in the wake of declining wildlife and plant populations in Wyoming.

CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office on Tuesday, July 8, announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept.16, 2025, to offer 37 oil and gas parcels totaling 45,178 ...

BLM Wyoming opened a 30-day public input period on Tuesday for 68 oil and gas parcels that may be included in a March 2026 lease sale in Wyoming. Courtesy of BLM ...

The newest version of the GOP plan to sell off public land includes 1.2 million acres of BLM territory. Outdoor recreationists would pay the price.

The allocation of forest land will require approval from the Union Government and the state government will forward the proposal for necessary clearance, said the HP chief minister ...

Senator Mike Lee of Utah has introduced his revised language to the Senate budget bill that would sell more than a million acres of BLM land.

Federal offices, including those of land-management agencies like the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service, will be closed on Thursday in observance of the funeral ...

A once-prized trout fishery in the Pinedale area that raised concerns in late 2024 when it turned the color of a taconite tailings pond is again struggling with water quality.