Sep 6, 2023 | Press Release
DENVER—Today the Department of the Interior released a proposed rule to increase protections for designated Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). This action fulfills a commitment made by the department in March 2023 along with its... 
Aug 31, 2023 | Press Release
The BLM is proactively responding to the increasing popularity of outdoor recreation on BLM-managed public lands DENVER—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released its Blueprint for 21st Century Outdoor Recreation to chart a course for the agency’s significant... 
Aug 17, 2023 | Press Release
87 percent of Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada voters say a candidate’s support of public land conservation is important to how they will vote; strong local support for national monument proposals. Denver—Today, the Center for Western Priorities released its... 
Aug 11, 2023 | Press Release
DENVER—A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from Utah politicians who challenged President Joe Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante national monuments. Judge David Nuffer ruled, consistent with numerous prior cases, that since... 
Aug 8, 2023 | Press Release
DENVER—Today, President Joe Biden designated nearly 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The monument will help protect the region surrounding the Grand Canyon from new...