ASHLAND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management is holding public meetings to discuss a new plan for managing the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. BLM said the monument is currently split up and managed under three different plans and BLM is looking to consolidate the management into one plan. The new proposed plan will cover a […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reconsidering a plan to lease land in Eddy and Lea Counties to oil and gas companies. Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for []
PLACITAS, N.M. (KRQE) – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has signed a public land order withdrawing 4,212.98 of public land from federal mineral leasing for at least 50 years. The idea is to "protect,preserve, and promote the scenic integrity, cultural importance, recreational values, and wildlife habitat connectivity within the Placitas area," the order notes. The []
WOLF CREEK, Ore. – Protesters of BLM’s Poor Windy project are claiming a major victory after the bureau decided to amend their plans to log an area of old growth forest near Wolf Creek. The Poor Windy project has already included logging thousands of acres of land and has inspired protests from some community members. […]
WASHINGTON — Rejecting an appeal brought by Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, the Supreme Court on Monday skipped deciding whether the leader of a demonstration can be sued for an injury to a police officer caused by another protester. Mckesson, who was leading a protest in Baton Rouge in July 2016 following the police killing of a Black man, faces a lawsuit from an officer who was hit in the head by a rock or piece of concrete thrown by an unidentified person. The protest was sparked...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing for another round up of horses and burros that’s provoking advocates to question if it’ll be as deadly as round ups past.
Over 300 horses and burros are the subject of a round up this week, though animal advocates are concerned about where they’ll end up going, how they’ll get there and how long they’ll remain in captivity.
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BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday a Baton Rouge police officer's trial against Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson may proceed, but justices wouldn't weigh in on what they thought of Mckesson's claim that he enjoyed First Amendment protection for his actions.Former BRPD officer Brad Ford was hit in the face with a piece of asphalt thrown by protesters in the days after the shooting of Alton Sterling. Ford says Mckesson is responsible because he summoned a crowd to Baton...
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...