Former Wyoming BLM director: ‘Restore better’ national office in D.C.
by Grand Junction Sentinel | February 26, 2021
“A former Bureau of Land Management state director for Wyoming on Thursday called on the Biden administration to “restore a better national (BLM) office to the Washington, D.C., area” following the move of the agency’s headquarters to Grand Junction last year. “The move of ...
Is Pendley unlawfully leading BLM?
by Grand Junction Sentinel | November 1, 2020
“William Perry Pendley was acting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director for 14 months before a federal judge removed him in late September. The judge found that Pendley’s name was never submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, and further that Pendley’s authority “did ...
Op-Ed | End noncompetitive leasing of BLM lands for oil and gas exploration
by Grand Junction Sentinel | August 22, 2020
“What this process has done over the years is allow oil and gas interests to hoard land on the tiny chance they might develop it. During the Trump administration, land virtually given away in noncompetitive leases has more than doubled from 141,000 acres in 2017 to nearly 379,000 in ...