Bureau of Land Management

Las Vegas Is Counting on Public Lands to Power its Growth. Is it a Good Idea?

As Nevada and other Western states look to spread out across more federal land, environmentalists and advocates of “smart growth” worry about sustainability, sprawl, water and climate change.

By Wyatt Myskow

Public Lands in the US Have Long Been Disposed to Fossil Fuel Companies. Now, the Lands Are Being Offered to Solar Companies

By Wyatt Myskow

Environmental Groups and Native Leaders Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short

By Autumn Jones

Biden Administration Allows Controversial Arctic Oil Project to Proceed

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Bureau of Land Management Lets 1.5 Million Cattle Graze on Federal Land for Almost Nothing, but the Cost to the Climate Could Be High

By Georgina Gustin

A Key Nomination for Biden’s Climate Agenda Advances to the Full Senate

By Judy Fahys

A Judge's Ruling Ousted Federal Lands Chief. Now Some Want His Decisions Tossed, Too

By Judy Fahys

Sagebrush Rebel Picked for Public Lands Post Sparks Controversy in Mountain West Elections

By Judy Fahys

Judge: Trump Must Consider Climate Change in Major Drilling, Mining Lease Plan

By Neela Banerjee

Feds Punt on Leadership Over Fracking Rules

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News

BLM Regs Vague on Fracking Secrecy

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News

Why Secrecy on Fracking Chemicals?

By Elizabeth McGowan

Poll Shows 75% Support for Solar on Federal Lands, But Partisan Gap Persists

By Stacy Feldman