DOI, BLM and USFS News

The Salt Lake Tribune. "Conservation groups called the Pendley appointment an alarming choice, while Western ranchers called it a welcome move that shows the Trump administration is serious about opening public lands to all uses, including mining and ranching."

Bloomberg Environment. Is the BLM avoiding its federal trust responsibility?

Washington Post, Associated Press. "A government watchdog will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open up lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development."