The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service are set to begin prescribed fire operations throughout Utah. These operations will continue throughout the fall and winter as weather, fuel and air quality become favorable. In a press release it was shared, “these treatments are carefully planned to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management is responding to allegations that federally protected wild horses are ending up at slaughterhouses. A New York Times investigation this week reported horses rounded up from federal lands, including areas in Utah, were sold cheaply to private buyers and later […]
Due to rapidly increasing fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing Stage 2 Fire Restrictions beginning today on all BLM-managed public lands in Utah. The fire prevention order prohibits all open fires of any kind; smoking, except within a vehicle or enclosed area; the grinding, cutting, and welding […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management has imposed new fire restrictions across much of northern and western Utah due to increasing fire danger. The restrictions took effect immediately on BLM-managed lands in 12 counties, including Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, […]
Beginning May 22, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing stage one fire restrictions on all BLM-managed lands in Washington, Iron, Kane, Garfield and Beaver Counties. The restrictions prohibit: Building or maintaining any open fire or campfires using solid fuels, or any ash-producing fuel. Smoking, except within a vehicle or […]
The Bureau of Land Management will offer a competitive lease by sealed bid of approximately 120 acres containing an estimated 1.29 million tons of recoverable federal coal within the Little Eccles Tract near Skyline Mine in Emery County. This action supports Executive Order 14241, and responds to the application submitted by Canyon Fuel Company, […]
The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, has completed the environmental review for a major Utah coal project, marking the first expedited coal leasing action under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In a press […]
On July 7, the Bureau of Land Management approved Coal Energy Group 2, LLC’s proposal to expand the Wildcat Loadout Facility under an accelerated 14-day environmental review process, initiate in response to the national energy emergency declared by President Donald Trump. According to a press release from the BLM, “the […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is revising his public lands sale plan, removing U.S. Forest Service lands and limiting eligible Bureau of Land Management parcels. Announced yesterday on X, Lee said only BLM land within five miles of a population center would be up for sale, down from earlier […]
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Newcastle Geothermal Development project in Iron County. The project is expected to generate up to 20 megawatts of renewable energy on public lands near Newcastle. According to a press release, “with this approval, Utah Geothermal Energy Partners is authorized to construct a […]
