Bureau of Land Management
141 wild horses — a third of those captured from the Western Slope — died in country’s deadliest flu outbreak
Bureau of Land Management officials say the outbreak is winding down after two and a half weeks
Many of the 119 wild horses killed by equine flu at Cañon City facility weren’t vaccinated, BLM says
National mustang advocates are demanding an investigation into the horses’ lack of vaccination. More than one-quarter of West Douglas herd has died.
Nearly 100 wild horses have died in less than a week as equine flu spreads at federal facility in Cañon City
Veterinarians have confirmed the previously mysterious illness is a fairly common equine influenza. Horses that are dying from the respiratory illness had lived near a wildfire.
67 wild horses die at federal facility in Cañon City from mysterious illness
The federal Bureau of Land Management says many of the horses are from the West Douglas range, in Rio Blanco County.
BLM will end free camping at western Colorado’s Rabbit Valley by next spring
With fragile desert terrain at risk, officials are replacing dispersed camping with formal campsites at the park that’s popular with the motorized vehicle community
Dispersed camping is out of control in Chaffee County. Officials are seeking solutions.
An explosion in visitors and degrading outdoor ethics are wrecking natural areas. But simply closing campsites won’t fix the problem, land managers say
Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform, stops short of public-lands ban
Long-awaited Interior Department report recommends hiking federal royalty rates for oil and gas drilling, which have not been raised for 100 years.
Biden administration says oil, gas sales damage climate — but won’t stop them on public lands in the West
The Interior Department says selling oil and gas leases on public land in the West could cost society billions in climate change impacts. But BLM says it is powerless to slow the damage.
Where did the wild horses removed from Sand Wash Basin go? A Colorado state prison.
Mustang advocates who wanted the horses to remain free now are frustrated by a lack of access to holding pens at the prison. One beloved horse was euthanized.
U.S. Senate approves Tracy Stone-Manning to lead Bureau of Land Management over GOP opposition
Colorado's Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted in favor of Stone-Manning's nomination
Polis administration pushing green agenda, but isn’t objecting to coal mine royalty cuts worth millions
Despite stated federal and state policy to phase out the dirty fossil fuel across the economy, all of Colorado’s coal mines got lucrative 2020 royalty breaks, costing local and national governments big money.
Opinion: BLM removes wild horses from range while ignoring humane solutions
Fertility control is the better way to slow herd growth
Bureau of Land Management headquarters will head from Colorado back to Washington, Biden administration says
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said that Grand Junction will be the agency's western headquarters and that its presence in the city will grow
BLM to remove 80% of wild mustang herd from Sand Wash Basin in Colorado’s second helicopter roundup of the summer
The federal Bureau of Land Management intends to remove 733 horses from the northwestern Colorado rangeland despite protest from Gov. Jared Polis and horse advocates.
Feinstein wants probe into how many wild horses end up in slaughterhouses as Western drought forces roundups
Horse advocates say a $1,000 cash payment for those who adopt the mustangs created an incentive for people to buy the horses and then illegally sell them for slaughter
A new gold mine may be built in southern Colorado. It would “wreak havoc,” environmentalists warn.
Zephyr Gold USA Ltd wants to develop the 312-acre Dawson Gold Mine on private land about 6 miles southwest of downtown Cañon City. The site is surrounded by a wilderness area and subdivision.
“We need to provide a path forward for clarity”: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits new Bureau of Land Management HQ in Grand Junction
Haaland said one of her first goals was to consider the well-being of the agency as she thinks about the future of its headquarters
Interior secretary, speaking in Denver, stands by Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to lead Bureau of Land Management
Deb Haaland is in Colorado in large part to visit the BLM’s headquarters in Grand Junction as she decides whether to keep it there
U.S. seeks to bolster firefighter ranks by boosting pay and benefits as wildfires increase
Officials at National Interagency Fire Center on Tuesday raised the national wildfire preparedness level to 4 on a 1-5 scale, the second earliest dating back to 1990.
Opinion: Education has an ally in Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden’s pick to lead Bureau of Land Management
She is an experienced leader who understands that updating our nation’s oil and gas leasing practices is needed to support a brighter future for public education across America.
