Trump nominates former New Mexico congressman to serve as BLM director

President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce to serve as the director of the ...

Trump rollback of rule for public lands — including 13,000 square miles in Colorado — would reduce conservation role

We’ll continue to push back against these efforts — which are deeply unpopular with the public — and are building a bipartisan coalition to make clear that public lands must ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Court filing outlines additional cuts proposed at BLM, National Park Service and USGS, including about 200 in Colorado

Amid an ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Interior is planning to fire thousands of employees, including nearly 200 federal workers based in Colorado who work in land management and ...
Summit County

Colorado BLM fighting to retain staff as federal workforce cuts loom

As the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump’s second administration nears, federal agencies are continuing to adapt to new directives and orders. Around 22 million acres of Colorado’s 66 million ...

Congress leads reversal of land use rules amid BLM director questions

Amid questions about authority of acting Bureau of Land Management director, Congress is rescinding agency land use rules.