Interior Department
Watchdog faults Bureau of Land Management for sending jobs to Colorado, the West
The transfers are part of the Trump administration’s decision to create a new national headquarters for the BLM in Grand Junction
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Wyoming and Idaho join Interior Department to appeal court ruling blocking rollback of sage grouse protections
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
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
Bureau of Land Management boss says his past support for public land sales is “irrelevant”
Acting Bureau of Land Management Director William Perry Pendley moved to disavow his longtime advocacy for federal land sales amid continued criticism over his appointment
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
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
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: David Bernhardt’s scrapping of sage grouse plans is wrong for Colorado and the West
Opinion
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
