March 7, 2012
by Briana Mordick
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How the BLM can modernize rules for hydraulic fracturing

Briana Mordick, Oil & Gas Science Fellow, Washington, D.C.
The technology used to get oil and gas out of the ground has evolved extremely rapidly but regulation has unfortunately not kept pace. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has rec… Continue reading

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October 24, 2011
by Johanna Wald
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Moving Forward with a Balanced Approach to Solar Development on Public Lands

Johanna Wald, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
Secretary of Interior Department Ken Salazar this week is expected to announce an important milestone towards adopting a program for managing solar energy development on public lands in the W… Continue reading

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September 22, 2011
by Bobby McEnaney
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Oil and Gas Drilling Threatens Another Utah Wilderness Area

Bobby McEnaney, Land Policy Analyst, DC
But opposition arises from the outdoor recreation industry.
In June, at the height of the budget battle, we wrote about the Obama administration’s unfortunate backtracking on a key policy to… Continue reading

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January 31, 2011
by Amy Mall
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EPA works to protect wildlands and natural resources in Utah; industry continues to make false claims

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently commented on a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to allow natural gas development in a remote corner of eastern Utah’s Uinta Basin. This proposal includes nearly 1500 new natur… Continue reading

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October 7, 2010
by Frances Beinecke
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Two Solar Projects Get the Green Light to Bring Clean Energy and Jobs to California

I welcome Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement on Tuesday that he has approved the first two new solar projects on public lands in California in more than two decades. These ventures will help jumpstart America’s transition to clea… Continue reading

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