Results for keyword: BLM
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Fightin’ against the feds
Utah state Rep. Mike Noel is still fighting the federal government over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
by Michelle Blank, May 28, 2007 -
One of Interior’s departed returns to D.C. (for a short while)
Q and A with Ann Morgan, the former Colorado director of the BLM, who recently testified before Congress about the agency's push to open its lands to drilling.
by Paul Larmer, Apr 30, 2007 -
Wilderness is the place that can make or break you
Aron Ralston, who famously lost his arm in a Utah canyon, argues for the preservation of that canyon and others like it.
by Aron Ralston, Apr 16, 2007 -
Driven to fight
Retired BLM agent Lynell Schalk goes head-to-head with her former bosses over protecting southern Utah’s priceless archaeological sites from off-road vehicle traffic.
by Jen Jackson, Mar 19, 2007 -
Have bee, will travel
This issue of High Country News features Hannah Nordhaus on the challenges facing a Western migratory beekeeper and his hives of pollinating bees.
by John Mecklin, Mar 19, 2007 -
Utah county tries to rein in off-roaders
While most of Utah's counties support unrestricted off-roading, Emery County is bucking the trend.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 08, 2007 -
Public lands “crown jewels” languish for lack of funding
The BLM's National Landscape Conservation System will lose ground under President Bush’s proposed 2008 budget, which slashes funds by $8.56 million.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 08, 2007 -
The West’s public lands are open for business
A close look at the data shows that, despite some restrictions, oil and gas drilling is on the rise in the West.
by Michelle Blank, Feb 05, 2007 -
Energy illusions
A BLM report issued in late 2006 appears to show that less land is available for energy exploration now than in 2003, but a closer look shows that appearances are deceiving.
by Michelle Blank, Feb 05, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
Supreme Court to consider use of mobster law to sue federal employees; water to return to California’s Owens River; Timothy B. Sundles confesses to wolf poisoning; drilling banned on Rocky Mountain Front; Western religion or lack thereof; Christmas tree
by Staff, Dec 25, 2006






