By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Tuesday it had issued drilling leases on more than 400,000 acres of Alaska's Arctic Nati.
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Trilogy Metals Inc. has announced that the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) has signed agreements for right-of-ways for the Ambler Road Project with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS). The agreements grant a 50-year right-of-way on federally owned and managed land by the federal agencies for the future development of the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road.
On 23 July 2020, the BLM issued the joint record of decision (JROD) for the Ambler Road Project. The JROD approves the development of the northern or ‘A’ route which is to be a 211-mile-long gravel private access road in the southern Brooks Range foothills to provide industrial access to the Ambler Mining District. Along with the JROD, a Section 404 Permit, which is governed by the Clean Water Act (CWA), was issued by the US Army Corp. of Engineers (USACE) to AIDEA.
Gov. Jared Polis didn’t like the Bureau of Land Management’s long-range management plan for the Uncompahgre Plateau, saying the expansion of oil drilling in the region did not jibe with state laws and regulations protecting…
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Many U.S. residents have spent time rediscovering parks, trails and waterways in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. For example, I visited several national parks and camped at multiple U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in 2020. And I hope to enjoy the great outdoors even more in 2021.
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As Greg Larson begins a new position with the Bureau of Land Management, representing Eagle County, the work he performed in his former position is being challenged in federal court.
In an effort to “align the BLM Colorado’s fire units to improve public and wildland firefighter safety, as well as create more efficient, logical geographic, and geopolitical boundaries,” the Bureau of Land Management realigned its district boundaries in Colorado in the fall of 2020, creating a new Upper Colorado River District, which encompasses all of Eagle County.
Larson was named the district manager for the new Upper Colorado River District, and begins the position on Monday. Larson will be stationed in Grand Junction.