WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management today announced criteria for landowners to nominate private lands that are adjacent to BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service lands for sale or exchange under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. FLTFA allows agencies to use revenues from the sale of pub  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * Inspections resulted in 67 significant, substantial findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 11 states in April 2024, issuing 247 violations and two safeguards. An inspector issued safeguards due to site-specific standards at underground co  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "climate crisis," and are demandi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island to dictate American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies, and they demand billions of dollars in damages. As litigation proceeds   more