‘This Is the Wild West Out Here’
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Susan Sargent | February 9, 2020
“DYER, Nevada—On a cold, windy day in late October, in one of the most remote and least populated regions of the state, a half-dozen workers prepared to drill another test hole in the arid volcanic rock. They were looking for deposits of lithium, a metal that has become ...
I Had Tons of Fun Riding an E-Bike in a National Park. I Also Broke the Law. Oops.
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Susan Sargent | February 8, 2020
“GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Calif. — I recently violated federal law high in the Marin Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. How? By riding an electric bike for a mile along the Julian Trail, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The trail is popular ...
Conservation Group: BLM Leadership Directed Changes in Local Management Plan
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Susan Sargent | February 7, 2020
“A conservation group on Thursday released documents obtained from the Bureau of Land Management that suggest agency leadership directed the overhaul of the resources management plan proposal for the agency’s Uncompahgre Field Office. The proposal unveiled last summer differs ...
BLM Leadership Expanded Oil Drilling in Colorado Over Local Staff Objections
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Susan Sargent | February 6, 2020
“The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Washington office ignored the advice of its Colorado staff, deciding to expand oil and gas drilling in the southwest corner of the state because earlier plans were ‘not in line with the administration’s direction to decrease regulatory ...
BLM Overrules Staff And Orders More Colorado Drilling
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Susan Sargent |
Public Input and Governor’s Objections Ignored by DC-Based BLM Officials ...