Master leasing plans, or MLPs, are a new tool designed to help the Bureau of Land Management better coordinate energy leasing and development in areas that may need special treatment or protection.
Items by Kimberly Hirai
After 35 years in the agency, historian Sellars' impact still resonates.
Some of the West's most wealthy are also members of Congress
The Supreme Court will decide whether a power company must pay for its use of Montana's riverbeds
Interior deadlines would accelerate languishing lease applications
Law could liven a Grand Teton land purchase
Utah renews the fight for roads on federal land; Salazar introduces a wilderness proposal
A rider on the Interior appropriations bill would favor the domestic sheep industry
The Endangered Species Act seems ironclad in recent court actions
The Bureau of Land Management is working with landscape architects and camouflage experts to better disguise renewable energy infrastructure on public lands.
Home building around national parks has a ripple effect on wildlife and habitat inside those parks.
It's unclear who will take over the preserve's management -- but it is clear the current system hasn't worked
Congressmen debate Keystone XL pipeline permitting
A major decision maker in California water litigation steps down
A judge says the BLM didn't properly consider oil, gas and grazing impacts to wildlife
Community banks in the West see regulatory challenges and recovery
Bison seek homes in Montana; a border protection bill could waive enviro laws
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Maybe not, but federal agencies trail build as a solution
Latest battle highlights pros and cons
Some fault lies with states too, report says
A rule proposal is the newest U.S. attempt to have a national livestock traceability system
Researchers are trying to restore the damaged, acidic soil around abandoned hardrock mines with the help of biochar, a special form of charcoal.
New interns Marian Lyman Kirst and Kimberly Hirai; correction.
Project would help state reach renewable energy goals
Hunting community takes sides over off-highway vehicle use when hunting
National wildlife refuge planning ruffles recreationist feathers
EPA, towns, check for contaminants
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