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BLM National News Releases

2009
January
BLM Proposes Changes to Initial Set of Oil Shale R, D and D Leases (1/16/2009)
Kempthorne Authorizes BLM to Establish Special Offices (1/16/2009)
National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees (1/15/2009)
Interior, Agriculture Secretaries Announce New Purchases of Western Land Parcels (1/14/2009)
Energy Corridors Designated in Eleven Western States (1/14/2009)
BLM Director Names Wyoming State Director (1/14/2009)
BLM Announces Second Round of Oil Shale R, D, and D Leases (1/14/2009)
BLM Director Names New National Landscape Conservation System Director (1/5/2009)
2008
December
Nominations Open for BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (12/18/2008)
Federal Agencies Move to Ease Development of Geothermal Energy (12/18/2008)
Interior Secretary Formally Designates National System of Public Lands (12/16/2008)
BLM Announces New Guidance Enhancing Protection and Recovery of Rare Species (12/15/2008)
BLM Accepting Nominations for Expanded Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards (12/12/2008)
BLM Announces Key Headquarters Appointments (12/10/2008)
BLM Director Taps James G. Kenna to Head Arizona State Office (12/08/2008)
BLM Renews Commitment to Conservation Districts (12/05/2008)
BLM Announces Final Rule for Land Withdrawals (12/04/2008)
November
Agencies Publish Final EIS on Energy Corridor Designation in the West (11/26/2008)
Recommendations of BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (11/17/2008)
BLM Finalizes Rules That Could Add Billions of Barrels of Oil to U. S. Supply (11/17/2008)
Statement of BLM on GAO Wild Horse Management Report (11/10/2008)
BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day (11/06/2008)
October
BLM Publishes Final Regulations that Change Right-of-Way Rental Fees (10/30/2008)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (10/17/2008)
BLM Announces New Rule for Land Withdrawals (10/09/2008)
September
BLM Director Announces Winners of 2008 Rangeland Stewardship Awards (9/24/2008)
BLM Announces 2008 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards (9/23/2008)
BLM Seeks to Showcase Responsible Energy Development (9/23/2008)
BLM Identifies Lands for Potential Development of Significant Oil Shale Resources (9/04/2008)
August
BLM Restoring Data to Well Information System (WIS) Website (8/18/2008)
National Historic Trails Program Recognized for Accomplishments (8/15/2008)
BLM Soil Scientists Contribute to National Exhibition at Smithsonian Museum (8/12/2008)
Record Geothermal Lease Sale Generates $28 Million in Bids (8/04/2008)
July
BLM Consults Resource Advisory Councils to Strengthen Socio-Economic Analysis (7/29/08)
Upgraded BLM Image Library Offers Views of American West (7/22/08)
Western Oil Shale Potential: 800 Billion Barrels of Recoverable Oil (7/22/08)
Lynda Roush Receives Take Pride in America National Award (7/18/08)
Record of Decision Sets Stage for Major Lease Sale in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (7/02/08)
BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (7/02/08)
June
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities (6/17/08)
Plan for Geothermal Energy Development Open for Comment (6/13/2008)
BLM Assistant Director Janine Velasco Recognized for Outstanding Federal Service (6/2/2008)
May
BLM Initiates Environmental Analysis of Solar Energy Development (5/29/2008)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for June 30 in Reno (5/29/2008)
BLM Recognizes Three Oil and Gas Operators for Reducing Energy "Footprint" on Public Lands (5/21/2008)
Report Offers Road Map for Energy Relief (5/21/2008)
BLM-Alaska Releases Supplemental Final Plan for Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (5/16/2008)
April
BLM Announces Revisions to Handbook Designed to Make Environmental Reviews More Efficient (4/24/2008)
Lynda Stelzer Tapped to Head BLM's National Operations Center at Denver Federal Center (4/18/2008)
Healthy Lands Initiative Fact Sheets FY2009 (4/30/2008)
March
BLM Offers Additional Time for Comment on Oil Shale Study (3/20/2008)
BLM Offers Internet Access to Communication Sites on Public Lands (3/20/2008)
February
Interior Department Assistant Secretary Delivers Opening Remarks at National Invasive Weeds Week (2/22/2008)
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2008 Grazing Fee (2/8/2008)
National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees for Special Professional Achievement (2/07/2008)
President Proposes Budget for BLM in FY 2009 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands (2/4/2008)
National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting February 25 in Tucson (2/1/2008)
January
BLM Sets Public Meetings on Draft Oil Shale and Tar Sands Planning Document (1/25/2008)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses (1/23/2008)
Guest Opinion: Oil, Gas Leasing a Win-Win for Taxpayers (1/12/2008)
BLM To Start Collection of $4,000 Processing Fee for Each New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Application (1/02/2008)
BLM Accepting Nominations for Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards (1/02/2008)
2007
December
Draft Environmental Study Addresses Oil Shale Resources on Public Lands (12/20/07)
BLM Proposes Changing Right-of-Way Rental Fees to Better Reflect Fair Market Value (12/11/07)
Chart of Proposed Rights of Way Rental Fees
In Energy Debate, We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us
November
Juan Palma Named Director of BLM's Eastern States Office (11/29/07)
Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (11/19/07)
BLM Enhances Features and Look of GeoCommunicator Website (11/09/07)
Agencies Publish Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Energy Corridors in 11 Western States (11/08/07)
BLM Waives Recreation-related Fees for Veterans on Veterans Day (11/05/07)
October
BLM Opens National Operations Center in Denver (10/16/07)
BLM Sets Meeting of Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for November 5 in Portland (10/15/07)
BLM Issues Decision on Vegetation Treatment and Fuels Reduction Study (10/05/07)
September
Utahn Luke D. Johnson Named as Deputy Director for Programs and Policy (09/28/07)
BLM and U.S. Forest Service Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Abandoned Mine Cleanup Program (09/26/07)
BLM Director Announces Winner of Rangeland Stewardship Award (09/26/07)
Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (09/20/07)
BLM Announces Winners of Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards for 2007 (09/18/07)
New Report Details Coal Resources on Federal Land in Powder River Basin (09/05/07)
BLM Updates Mineral Cost-Recovery Fee Schedule (09/05/07)
BLM Announces Purchases of Western Land Parcels with High Conservation Values (09/04/07)
August
BLM Reconnection of Non-Indian Well Information System (NIWIS) Website (08/27/07)
BLM's "Seeds of Success" Program Aimed at Improving Health and Productivity of Public Lands (08/24/2007)
BLM Hosts Live Broadcast on Preparation of Documents Relating to Oil and Gas Development (8/22/07)
BLM Geothermal Lease Auction Signals New Trend in Renewable Energy (8/14/07)
BLM Honors Energy Companies for Sustainable Development Practices (8/14/07)
BLM Announces Appointments to Three Key Leadership Positions (8/09/07)
BLM Announces New Procedures That Will Improve Efficiency of Environmental Reviews (8/14/07)
Kempthorne Lauds Senate Confirmation of Jim Caswell as Director of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (8/06/07)
July
BLM Launches Satellite Technology to Serve Remote Locations (7/31/07)
Public Service Announcements Highlight National Trails (7/23/07)
BLM to Carry Out Land Rehabilitation Efforts When Fire Season Ends (7/20/07)
BLM Adds Energy Map Viewer to Popular NILS GeoCommunicator Web Site (7/05/07)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (7/03/07)
June
Vegetation Treatment Final PEIS News Release (06/29/2007)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West to Care for and Maintain Wild Horses (06/25/2007)
BLM Launches Effort to Facilitate Renewable Energy Development on Federal Lands (06/13/2007)
May
BLM Sites Featured in Winning Photos of Federal Recreation Lands (05/26/2007)
BLM Launches New Initiative to Connect Children and Families to Public Lands (05/22/2007)
April
BLM Policy Encourages Solar Energy Development on Public Lands (04/11/2007)
March
Correction to Effective Date of Revised Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (03/08/2007)
Final Update of Federal Oil and Gas Regulations Will Improve Energy Development on Public Lands (03/07/2007)
February
Two BLM Employees Recognized by Public Lands Foundation for Dedication and Professionalism (02/08/2007)
President Bush's FY 2008 Budget Proposes $1.8 Billion for BLM (2/05/2007)
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2007 Federal Grazing Fee (2/02/2007)
January
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for February 26 in Washington, D.C. (1/29/2007)
Where Has All the Helium Gone? (1/18/2007)
BLM Seeks Bids for One or More New Pasture Facilities in West (1/08/2007)
2006
December
BLM Announces New Appointments to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (12/20/2006)
Environmental Study Will Consider Comments on Impacts of Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in the West (12/19/2006)
Interior Department Issues Oil Shale Research, Development and Demonstration Leases for Public Lands in Colorado (12/15/2006)
November
New Study Measures Restrictions on Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands (11/28/2006)
BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for December 11 in Las Vegas (11/15/2006)
Interior Department Announces Approval of Oil Shale Projects on Public Lands in Colorado (11/13/2006)
BLM Announces Waiver of Fees for Veterans and Members of U.S. Armed Forces on Veterans Day (11/08/2006)
September
Janine Velasco to Lead BLM's Human Resources Office (9/29/2006)
Ed Shepard Named BLM State Director for Oregon and Washington (09/29/2006)
BLM Director Announces Selection of Tom Lonnie To Head Bureau's Alaska State Office(09/29/2006)
Tom Dyer Tapped to Head Idaho BLM (09/29/2006)
BLM Announces 2006 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Award Winners (09/21/2006)
BLM Director Names Gene Terland as State Director for Montana and the Dakotas (09/19/2006)
Henri Bisson Named BLM Deputy Director for Operations (09/14/2006)
BLM Director Announces Winners of 2006 Rangeland Stewardship Award (09/06/2006)
August
BLM Announces Final Approval of Wind Energy Project in Idaho (08/15/2006)
BLM Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Oil Shale Leasing (08/25/2006)
July
BLM Wins Web Award for Invasive Species Website (07/24/2006
June
Federal Agencies Release Preliminary Map of Potential Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in the West (06/09/2006)
April
"Save the Mustangs" Fund Ready to Distribute $200,000 to Wild Horse Organizations for Long-Term Care of Horses (04/04/2006)
BLM Seeks Public Input on Regulatory Efforts to Update Linear Rights-of-Way Rental Payment Schedule (04/27/2006)
March
Additional Proposed Changes to Federal Oil and Gas Would Improve Energy Development on Public Lands (03/13/2006)
BLM and MMS Seek Public Input on Regulatory Efforts To Promote New Forms of Oil and Natural Gas Production (03/08/2006)
BLM to Hold Listening Session in Washington on Split Estate Issues (03/06/2006)
BLM Issues Oil and Gas Regulatory Changes Affecting Lease Acreage Limits and Lease Reinstatements (03/02/2006)
February
Bureau of Land Management and Public Lands Council Urge Public Lands Ranchers to Buy Wild Horses (02/21/2006)
BLM Sets Listening Sessions on Split Estate Issues (02/21/2006)
BLM & FS Announce 2006 Federal Grazing Fee (02/02/2006)
President FY 2007 Budget Request of 1.8 Million BLM Would Advance Environmentally Sound Energy Development (02/06/2006)
January
BLM Proposes to Update NEPA Manual (01/24/2006)
BLM Announces Results of Review of Oil Shale Research Nominations (01/12/2006)
Bureau of Land Management Releases Final National Trails Plan (02/13/2006)
National Public Lands Foundation Honors BLM Employees (01/13/2006)
BLM Director Appoints Dan DuBray as Communications Director (01/12/2006)
BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Vegetation Treatments (01/09/2007)
2005
December
BLM Explores Split Estate Issues and Seeks Recommendations (12/22/2005)
November
BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Treatments of Vegetation on BLM Public Lands in Western U.S. (11/10/2005)
New BLM Cost Recovery Fees Take Effect November 7 (11/01/2005)
October
BLM Sets Meeting to Hear Suggestions for Managing Geothermal Energy (10/31/2005)
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled for November in Washington, D.C. (10/17/2005)
BLM Finalizes Regulatory Changes to Recover Costs of Processing Minerals-Related Documents (10/06/2005)
Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (10/03/2005)
September
BLM Announces Hardrock Sustainable Development Mineral Awards Winners (09/20/2005)
Final Rule Requires Stripper Well Operators to Retain Records(09/07/2005)
Nominations for Oil Shale Research Leases Demonstrate Significant Interest in Advancing Energy Technology (09/20/2005)
August
Energy Policy Legislation Affects BLM Cost Recovery Proposal (08/30/2005)
Comment Period Extended on Proposed Changes to Oil and Gas Regulation (08/26/2005)
July
Federal Agencies Propose Regulation Change to Improve Energy Development on Public Lands (07/27/2005)
Bureau of Land Management to End Royalty Reductions for Low-Producing Oil Wells (07/21/2005)
BLM Proposes Regulatory Changes to Recover Costs (07/18/2005)
Improved Tracking and Processing Accompany Increase in BLM Mining Claim Fees (07/01/2005)
June
BLM Issues New Protest Procedures for Oil and Gas Lease Sales/Sale Parcels (06/30/2007)
Environmental Study Supports Plans to Facilitate Wind Energy (06/21/2005)
BLM Announces Restoration of its National Website (06/17/2005)
BLM Publishes Final Environmental Impact Study on Changes to Grazing Regulations (06/16/2005)
BLM Announces New Oil Shale Research, Development and Demonstration Effort on Public Lands (06/09/2005)
May
BLM Cadastral Survey Will Hire Land Surveyors for Indian Country (05/3/2005)
BLM Extends Nomination Period for Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled (05/02/2005)
April
BLM Statement (04/22/2005)
BLM Sells 30 Wild Horses to Cattle Rancher (04/04/2005)
Bureau of Land Management Releases National Trails Plan 04/29/2005
BLM to Suspend Royalty Reductions for Type of Crude Oil
March
BLM Announces First Sale of Wild Horses to Tribes under New Law (03/21/2005)
BLM Announces Sale of Wild Horses to Horse Group in California (03/09/2005)
BLM Announces First Sale of Wild Horses under New Law (03/01/2005)
Questions and Answers regarding the BLM's New Sale Authority (03/01/2005)
February
President's FY 2006 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2005 Federal Grazing Fee (02/07/2005)
January
2004
November
BLM Presents Ninth Annual "Excellence in Interpretation or Environmental Education" Awards at 2004 National Interpreters Workshop (11/23/2004)
BLM Solicits Public Input to Establish an Oil Shale Leasing Program (11/22/2004)
Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service Team Up to Fight Spread of Invasive Tree Species (11/17/2004)
BLM Sage-Grouse Interim Strategy Establishes Comprehensive Approach to Managing Sagebrush Habitat (11/16/2004)
October
New Policy Encourages Solar Energy Development on America?s Public Lands (10/21/2004)
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled (10/19/2004)
BLM and States Develop Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies (10/05/2004)
BLM Launches Two New Web-Based Tools for Accessing Land Use Records (10/01/2004)
September
BLM Strategy to Manage Horses Upheld in Federal Court (09/24/2004)
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Focuses on Wind Energy (09/09/2004)
  
Last updated: 01-16-2009