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Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Wyoming and Idaho join Interior Department to appeal court ruling blocking rollback of sage grouse protections

Idaho and Wyoming back the Trump administration plan that eases restrictions on energy companies and other industries put in place by the Obama administration

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Colorado is owed 9,900 acres by the federal government. But getting that land could mean no more recreating on it.

By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Interior Department proposes coveted water deal to ex-client of Secretary David Bernhardt

By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Democrats in Congress demand update on Trump administration’s wild horse plans

By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Opinion: William Perry Pendley is exactly the opposite of who we need to lead the BLM

By Aaron Kindle Opinion

Electric-powered bikes are now allowed on BLM and National Park trails — and not everyone is happy about it

By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Bureau of Land Management boss says his past support for public land sales is “irrelevant”

By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Bureau of Land Management more likely to relocate to Denver than Grand Junction, Polis says

Grand Junction has been pushing hard to secure the public land agency’s new home, which local leaders think could bring more than $30 million in annual economic impact

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Conservation groups ask judge to halt Trump administration drilling plan citing sage grouse

The 2015 sage grouse plans are widely considered to have stopped the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado native David Bernhardt confirmed as Interior secretary

Colorado's Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner was a "yes" vote while his Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, was a "no"

Opinion: We must unite and speak up to protect our cultural history

Opinion

Opinion: David Bernhardt’s scrapping of sage grouse plans is wrong for Colorado and the West

Opinion

Opinion: David Bernhardt is not the Secretary of the Interior that Colorado needs

Opinion
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Interior boss David Bernhardt issues order aiming to protect public land access

The order could help boost Bernhardt's credentials among conservation groups ahead of a Senate confirmation hearing next week in which Democrats are likely to highlight his past work as an energy industry lobbyist

Opinion: Bernhardt’s Oil: Open for business to the highest bidder

Opinion
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Colorado native David Bernhardt tapped by Trump to be Interior secretary

Bernhardt has been serving as the agency's acting head since the resignation of former Secretary Ryan Zinke who was facing ethics investigations