Tag: Blm
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BLM proposes opening 22 million acres of federal land, including in Colorado, for solar development
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management spent $4.3 million producing a proposal to open another 22 million acres of federal lands across 11 western states, including Colorado, to development of solar farms and battery storage. The agency is holding two virtual, and six in-person, open house meetings across the West in February and March to…
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Bureau of Land Management releases crowdsourcing and citizen science plan
Looking to get deep into Colorado’s nature, including counting bugs, birds and animals? The Bureau of Land Management has the opportunity for you. The U.S. Department of the Interior is leveraging volunteerism to help document and manage public lands through a program run by the BLM. Dubbed the “Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Action Plan,” officials…
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Judge weighs whether lawsuit can proceed alleging illegal mining in Garfield County
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A federal judge is contemplating whether to allow Garfield County and a group of Glenwood Springs residents to proceed with their lawsuit against the federal agency that manages public lands, which allegedly has allowed illegal mining to occur for years at a quarry near the city. The Glenwood Springs Citizens’ Alliance first filed its complaint…
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Oil & gas leasing practice eliminated by Hickenlooper bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal-lands leasing practice critics say allows oil and gas companies to unfairly gain control of publicly owned mineral resources was eliminated by a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper that was included in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that became law Tuesday.…
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Son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appointed as BLM Colorado State Director
Doug Vilsack, son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, was appointed as the new Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management Wednesday. Vilsack, the current assistant director for Colorado parks, wildlife and lands with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, will begin work Aug. 14 at the state BLM offices in Lakewood.…
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Man sneaks into Denver school, harasses parents and staff over Black Lives Matter event: Officials
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Days after a Denver elementary school faced backlash over its participation in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, a man sneaked into the school on Monday to harass parents and staff. In a letter sent to families, the principal of Centennial Elementary…
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Denver elementary school receives backlash for participating in Black Lives Matter week of action
A month after Denver’s Centennial Elementary School was the target of national backlash for promoting a “Families of Color Playground Night,” the school was in the national spotlight again after announcing it would participate in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action that includes a commitment to “the disruption of western nuclear family dynamics.” The national…
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Nearly 60,000 sign petition against reinstatement of Aurora officers who mocked Elijah McClain death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tens of thousands have signed a Change.org petition advocating against the reinstatement of three former Aurora police officers who took a selfie mocking the death of Elijah McClain. The petition, started two weeks ago by…
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Aurora police, paramedics deny wrongdoing in death of Elijah McClain
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Aurora and employees of the Aurora Police Department and Aurora Fire Rescue deny any wrongdoing in the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain in 2019, according to the civil lawsuit filed by McClain’s family. McClain, a young Black man, was killed after being…
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Youth BLM activists, anti-protesters gather in Westminster
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Westminster youth held a “Youth Unite for Black Lives” protest Sunday afternoon, attracting a group of counter-protesters as well. The Black Lives Matter march began in the Orchard Town Center at 12:30 p.m. before participants…