Bureau of Land Management

The Trump administration moved BLM headquarters away from Washington, D.C. Now the Biden administration has to decide whether to move it back.

Energy developers and uranium miners are eyeing parts of what once was Bears Ears National Monument, even as President Joe Biden is reviewing the monument for expansion.

Conservation groups are upset by a proposal to drill for oil on public land less than a mile from the western edge of Dinosaur National Monument.

This year is shaping up to be one of the busiest ever for visitation in and around Bears Ears National Monument, according to advocates who say tourism is wreaking havoc on the fragile landscape.

The lawsuit involves public land between Bears Ears and Hovenweep national monuments. It claims drilling there could cause irreparable damage to cultural sites.

President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce an extended moratorium on oil and gas leasing Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The ban would apply to all federal public lands and would follow a 60-day pause on new leasing announced last week.

A controversial highway through the Book Cliffs in Grand County won't go forward. A group of rural counties called the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition voted to suspend the project in a meeting today, citing opposition from Grand County.

The latest Utah news on Friday evening, December 11, 2020.

A new governmental report found that federal public land leased to energy developers at low prices brings in very little revenue. That finding could have implications for the management of public land in Utah, where the Bureau of Land Management has continued to lease public land for drilling despite plummeting demand for oil.

The Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee met today for a third time to discuss the management of the monument. But the plans they're making could be moot if Joe Biden wins the presidential election or a federal judge rules against the Trump Administration's reduction of Bears Ears.

William Perry Pendley’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management may have been pulled, but he’s still effectively leading the organization.

Friday evening, August 21, 2020Nonprofits Struggling To Stay Afloat During PandemicAlong with many businesses, non-profit organizations have been…