The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which both proponents and detractors say marks a shift in the agency’s focus toward conservation, directs land managers at the agency to […] The post BLM to finalize rule allowing federal leases targeted at protection of natural areas appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which both proponents and detractors say marks a shift in the agency’s focus toward conservation, directs land managers at the agency to […] The post BLM to finalize rule allowing federal leases targeted at protection of natural areas appeared firs
A proposed Bureau of Land Management rule that would allowing public lands leasing for conservation purposes has won the praise of some environmental groups and the ire of many Western political leaders who say it will be just one more way to keep public land off limits to the public.
In this clip, Glenn details a story from Oregon in which homeowners cannot reach their private cabins because the road needed to access them has been taken over by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Ben Burr, Executive Director of BlueRibbon Coalition, tells Glenn this story exemplifies a differen.