Former New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce could face a steep learning curve if he wins confirmation to be the next director of the Bureau of Land Management — at least if his answers to a Senate panel on Wednesday are any indication. During his confirmation hea... See more
President Donald Trump’s nominees to three posts that shape national energy policy and public lands management can expect stiff resistance at a hearing this week from Democrats opposed to the White House’s fossil-fuels-driven agenda. The Senate Energy and... See more
President Donald Trump revoked a ban Friday on commercial fishing inside a 3.1-million-acre marine national monument, opening up a previously protected swath of the Atlantic Ocean to industry. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument —... See more
A coalition of conservation groups is suing the Trump administration over its approval of a highway corridor that would cross the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah. The lawsuit filed Wednesday targets the Bureau of Land Management decision las... See more
Utah officials want a federal court to throw out a Bureau of Land Management plan approved in the final days of the Biden administration that the state says illegally restricts off-highway vehicle use. The federal lawsuit filed by Utah Republican Attorney... See more
