BLM

Two of UW’s Black 14 share untold stories, post-George Floyd view

June 30, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 8 Comments

Dismissal from the 1969 Wyoming football squad was one of many racial indignities and dangerous encounters the Black 14 football players experienced. In the post-George Floyd era, they are telling their other stories.

Judge stalls Wyo’s repayment of $47M in oil lease revenue

June 9, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Leave a Comment

Funds from overturned oil and gas lease sales have already been disbursed for school kids, elderly, disabled and those “below the poverty line,” Wyoming said.

Scientists: Reworked BLM plan still fails to protect sage grouse

May 19, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 1 Comment

Agency’s preferred alternatives don’t account for four-year population slide, wildfire risks or landscape-scale coordination as the BLM aligns federal conservation plans with states’, experts charge. Others back the federal plan.

Mustangs and memories: BLM plan threatens Wyo’s wild horses

Opinion

May 5, 2020 by Chad Hanson 13 Comments

In January the BLM released a plan for four of the wild horse ranges in Sweetwater County. The agency’s “preferred alternative” would do away with three heards and reduce the fourth by half, writes a wild-horse advocate.

Hit pause on BLM oil and gas leasing during pandemic, energy bust

Opinion

May 1, 2020 by Franz Camenzind 1 Comment

With oil and gas prices at an all-time low, the BLM continues putting public lands out for bid to an industry that is in an economic tailspin, writes guest columnist Franz Camenzind, even as COVID-19 inhibits public participation.

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