News from December 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Wild horse and burro adoptions at the Bureau of Land Management Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville have been temporarily suspended, as icy conditions have made it unsafe to move the animals into the loading area.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The thinning of trees in the Genoa, NV and Virginia City Highlands areas has produced piles of branches which will be burned sometime within the remainder of December and could continue into January 2023, with an estimate of two to five ignition days.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 25, 2022
There were four notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper will close Dec. 25, 26, and Sunday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible development of renewable energy on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a series of public scoping meetings to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office is initiating a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on potential oil and gas lease sales on one parcel in Michigan totaling 40 acres, three parcels in Mississippi totaling 90.86 acres, and three parcels in Louisiana totaling 88.81 acres.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 115 oil and gas parcels totaling 95,580 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The King Range National Conservation Area on the California North Coast now includes 80 additional acres of important stream and forest habitat, following the Bureau of Land Management’s acquisition of lands near the community of Whitethorn with funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a plan to expedite fuels reduction treatments and fire protection efforts near high fire-risk areas on public lands in 44 counties throughout California and northwest Nevada.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office started a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on 13 parcels totaling more than 16,619 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office is accepting comments on a proposed withdrawal extension of Public Land Order No. 7566 to protect and preserve significant cultural and recreational resources in the historic town of Rhyolite, Nevada, located in Nye County.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Due to ice formation on Santa Cruz Lake and at the boat launching dock, the Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has temporarily closed access to the Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area.
By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Bureau of Land Management announced it will commence review of the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 25, 2022
There were 16 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 25, 2022
There were 11 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 25, 2022
There were 35 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 25, 2022
An Ohio roofer was cited for the eighth time in seven years for unsafe working conditions for his employees.
By Tamara Browning | Dec 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy offered $45 million in competitive grants to help states and organizations modernize building energy codes to lower energy bills.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 25, 2022
A new technical rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will improve and modernize the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program.
By Interior Newswire Report | Dec 25, 2022
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau recently announced $228 million for wildland fire management.
