Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 3:00:52 GMT -6
Governor, attorney general protest BLM's move to pull 1 million acres from possible mining
Montana’s governor and attorney general are both telling the Bureau of Land Management to not pull nearly a million acres of federal land from potential mineral exploration or mining, a move the agency says is to protect sage grouse.
BLM in a notice published Sept. 24 said it proposes to withdraw 983,156 acres of public and National Forest Service lands in Montana to protect sage grouse and the bird’s habitat from the effects of mineral exploration and mining. The land is in Fergus, Garfield, Phillips and Valley counties.
Gov. Steve Bullock and Attorney General Tim Fox both sent letters to BLM Director Neil Kornze. Bullock's letter is dated Jan. 20, Fox's is Jan. 15.
The letters argue that the land has minimal potential for mineral exploration and that Montana’s sage grouse management plan is enough to protect the bird and its habitat.
Continued at helenair.com/news/politics/state/governor-attorney-general-protest-blm-s-move-to-pull-million/article_2f53831c-d42c-5eb5-b799-ca15dfa9bc0d.html .
Montana’s governor and attorney general are both telling the Bureau of Land Management to not pull nearly a million acres of federal land from potential mineral exploration or mining, a move the agency says is to protect sage grouse.
BLM in a notice published Sept. 24 said it proposes to withdraw 983,156 acres of public and National Forest Service lands in Montana to protect sage grouse and the bird’s habitat from the effects of mineral exploration and mining. The land is in Fergus, Garfield, Phillips and Valley counties.
Gov. Steve Bullock and Attorney General Tim Fox both sent letters to BLM Director Neil Kornze. Bullock's letter is dated Jan. 20, Fox's is Jan. 15.
The letters argue that the land has minimal potential for mineral exploration and that Montana’s sage grouse management plan is enough to protect the bird and its habitat.
Continued at helenair.com/news/politics/state/governor-attorney-general-protest-blm-s-move-to-pull-million/article_2f53831c-d42c-5eb5-b799-ca15dfa9bc0d.html .