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WE ARE THE SUN

Our friend the sun is going to put a great show this Sunday (the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act by the way). NEPA NATION- Where the Sunshine Calls Home More...

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BLM Seeks Public Comments - but you have to drive to their office to get it

Posted by Sault Brach-NepaNation May 8 2012

BLM posted a notice on their website seeking public comments on a proposal to Re-Activate the Bishop Mill in Inyo County. BLM says they need the public's to help "identify issues and concerns" Read more...

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30 Days is All You Get!

Posted by NepaNation April 2012

BLM-DRECP Draft EIS and CDCA Plan Amendment (PA)

BLM and the California Energy Commission (CEC) are giving the American people 30 days to comment on a very complex and confusing proposal affecting over 22 million acres of land in Six Southern California Counties. Does that sound like a government that really listens to you or are they just covering their land assets? Read more...

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BLM Announces Landscape Approach for Public Land Management

Posted by Nepa Nation April 19, 2012

April 13, 2012 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released an update on a bureauwide initiative that is helping the agency evaluate and respond to public land issues such as wildfire, energy development, and climate change while continuing to promote the smart use of the public lands. Read more...

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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Proposed Rule

Posted by Nepa Nation April 18, 2012

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is responsible for implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or Act) (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including the issuance of appropriate regulations implementing and interpreting its provisions. Read more...

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Voluntary measures will help wind energy developers minimize impacts on wildlife

Posted by Nepa Nation Apr 11, 2012

Apr 4, 2012 - The Department of the Interior released guidelines designed to help wind energy project developers avoid and minimize impacts of land-based wind projects on wildlife and their habitats. The voluntary guidelines will help shape the smart siting, design and operation of the nation's growing wind energy economy. Read more...

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THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW

Posted by NPLNews Staff Apr 09, 2012

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA; 5 U.S.C. § 552), often referred to as the embodiment of "the people's right to know" about the activities and operations of government, statutorily established a presumption of public access to information held by federal departments and agencies. Read more...

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Secretary Salazar Confirms Costs of ESA Litigation & Settlements are Unknown

Posted by NepaNation Apr 09, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 15, 2012 - Today during a Full Committee hearing on the President's FY 2013 budget, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar agreed that reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are needed to make it less lawsuit driven and admitted that he doesn't currently know how much the Department spends on ESA-related litigation costs. The Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee hearing last year examining how ESA litigation is costing jobs and impeding true recovery efforts. Read more...

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    "Mill site"
    A site located on non-mineral land and used for mining or milling purposes (30 U.S.C. 42). Mill sites are limited to 5 acres and may be located either by metes and bounds or by legal subdivision.

    Source:   USDI-BLM

Environmental News

  • EPA: Protect Yourself from the Sun this Summer!
    The warming temperatures will bring many people out into the sun to get a little color on their skins. The sun, while being the source of all life on Earth, is also quite lethal if exposed for too long. As summer approaches, it is good to remember a few things about protecting your skin from the…
  • New Jersey Takes Slow, Steady Approach to Offshore Wind
    The international wind power industry is watching Washington, DC to see if lawmakers will extend the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power. But their eyes are also focused on Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, to see if state regulators there will help launch America's…
  • Cars That Run on Natural Gas - Alternative Fuels
    Find out how an alternative fuel used all over the world may find its way into American vehicles. Natural gas is abundant, clean and already a part of our everyday lives—and it may be the next big alternative fuel. In the world of alternative fuels, electric,…

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Chemicals From Geothermal Project Concerns Doctor In Bend

A family doctor in Bend who helped create Central Oregon’s Newberry Volcano National Monument has raised concerns about the chemicals that would be injected underground as part of a proposed geothermal energy project near the volcano Read More...

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The California Desert Protection Act of 2011 (bill introduced)

Feb 4, 2011 - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), author of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act, introduced legislation (S. 138):
California Desert Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things:
(1) Establish or designate national monuments, wilderness areas, a special management area, and off-highway vehicle recreation areas;
(2) Release specified wilderness study areas;
(3) Adjust national park and preserve boundaries;
(4) Specify land withdrawals, exchanges, and acquisitions.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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Read the Text of the Bill (S. 138)
Dec 2009 WSJ Article with Map

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2011 Opinions

Got Natural Heritage?

Posted by NepaNation

firefox Our public lands are far more than a playground or a reservoir for commodities, they are our Natural Heritage. How we deal with our shared lands and resources says a lot about who we are.

Access to land and what it had promised drove citizens westward in search of a bright future yesterday, much like the promises of freedom and economic independence lures millions of Americans today.

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Wild Lands? Wild is OK, Crazy is Not

Posted by NepaNation

On the last sleeping days of the year, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, slipped us a mickey when he reinstituted a sweeping misguided policy left over from the last Century. He issued Secretary Order 3310-Protecting Wilderness Characteristics on Public Lands.

He issued Secretary Order 3310 - Protecting Wilderness Characteristics on Public Lands and has directed the BLM (the Bureau of Land Management - the largest federal land holding agency), to develop a new "Wild Lands" label for our public lands under its jurisdiction that have "wilderness characteristics".

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Standing on Commons Ground: How Congress Came Together to Further the National Interest.

Posted by A. Mohsen

Today, it is hard to imagine Congress agreeing on anything at all, but 35 years ago they did and they stood on common ground, literally, and made a sweeping statement of national interest. But lining up their political planets and finding shared interest is exactly what our elected leaders did in 1976.

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