Results for keyword: BLM
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Strange bedfellows make a grazing deal in Idaho
Anti-grazing activist Jon Marvel makes a deal with ranching magnate J.R. Simplot, allowing cattle to continue to graze on federal land in Idaho
by Ray Ring, Oct 03, 2005 -
‘Tributary issue' could force a seven-stateshowdown
Nevada is fighting with the four Upper Basin states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico over its right to use water from the Colorado River’s tributaries, in particular the Virgin and the Muddy rivers
by Matt Jenkins, Sep 19, 2005 -
Science: The chink in Quivira's armor
The Quivira Coalition has a lot of anecdotal evidence supporting its claim that its grazing methods work, but hard, independent science on the topic is much harder to find
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
Rangeland Revival
The Quivira Coalition wants to bring peace and prosperity to the West’s public grazing lands, but some critics question whether the collaboration-based group can accomplish its goals
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
Drilling leases slowed by paper jam
Assistant Interior Secretary Rebecca Watson blames environmental protests for hobbling gas drilling in the Rocky Mountains, but much of the delay comes from problems with the industry’s applications
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 22, 2005 -
Feds oppose state's effort to empowerlandowners
Wyoming’s new "split-estate" law, designed to give private landowners more control over energy development on their property, hits a big obstacle – the Bush administration
by Kerry Brophy, Aug 22, 2005 -
Industry walks a fuzzy line between preservation and extortion
EnCana Oil and Gas offers to pay for offsite mitigation in Wyoming in exchange for intensive drilling rights in the Jonah Field
by Whitney Royster, Aug 08, 2005 -
Primrose focus of legal dustup
Environmentalists and ORV groups accuse the BLM of dragging its feet over implementing a plan to protect an endangered flower in California’s Clear Creek Management Area
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 08, 2005 -
Industry embeds its own in the BLM
Energy and mining companies are paying the salaries of workers at Bureau of Land Management offices around the West
by Tony Barboza, Aug 08, 2005 -
New grazing rules ride on doctored science
The Bureau of Land Management rewrote a scientific report critical of its new grazing rules, and two veteran scientists have quit the agency in protest
by Tony Davis, Jul 25, 2005






