Compliance, Economic Development 17 Jan 2025 land use, environmental compliance, california, resource management, blm, oregon

🌍Notice of Resource Management Plan for Cascade-Siskiyou Monument

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) located in Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) and California (CA). The Director signed the ROD on January 7, 2025, which constitutes the decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

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Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Policy 16 Jan 2025 greenhouse gas emissions, leasing, blm, legal implications, regulation, compliance, environmental impact statement, oil and gas

🌍BLM Announces Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Leasing

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases sold in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and issued pursuant to 74 individual lease sale decisions. The EIS will provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential environmental impacts from these leases, which have been remanded to BLM for further review, including the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions (to include the social cost of carbon) and other common impacts.

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Compliance, Economic Development, Renewable Energy 16 Jan 2025 renewable energy, blm, compliance, geothermal energy, environmental policy, nepa

🌱New NEPA Procedures for Geothermal Resource Development Announced

This notice announces a revision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at Chapter 11 of part 516 of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Manual (516 DM 11). The revision adds a new categorical exclusion (CX) for geothermal resource confirmation activities on Federal geothermal resource leases.

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Regulatory Compliance, Energy Development 15 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, land management, california, blm, solar energy, utah, utility-scale

☀️BLM Director's Response on Solar Energy Development Appeals

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice of the reasons for the BLM Principal Deputy Director's determination to reject the recommendations of the Governors of California and Utah regarding the Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development Resource Management Plan Amendments (RMPAs).

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Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Policy 7 Jan 2025 environmental impact, land use, alaska, resource management, blm, central yukon

🌍BLM's Response to Alaska Governor on Central Yukon Resource Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice of the reasons for the BLM Director's determination to reject the Governor of Alaska's recommendations regarding the Central Yukon Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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Compliance, Economic Development 7 Jan 2025 energy, land use, resource management, blm, wyoming, minerals

🌍Notice of Resource Management Plan Availability in Wyoming

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Rock Springs Field Office located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The BLM Principal Deputy Director signed the ROD on December 20, 2024, which constitutes the decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

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