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Environment
BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order
A proposed Southeast Oregon mine’s been under review for three years. Now the Trump administration is giving people four days to comment before proceeding.

Science & Environment
Despite Biden’s promise to protect old forests, his administration keeps approving plans to cut them down
In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.

BLM finalizes sage grouse protection proposal, seeks public input
The Biden administration has finalized its proposal for protecting greater sage grouse, which thrive in Eastern Oregon and in other states.

Federal agencies plan wild horse emergency roundup after Eastern Oregon wildfire
The Rail Ridge Fire in Grant County destroyed much of the grass that wild horse herds need to survive through winter.

Oregon bats are going for a three-peat win in BLM beauty contest
BLM hosts the Bat Beauty Contest, with Oregon winning the last two years. Two Oregon bats vie for first place for the third year in a row.

Plan would make 1M acres of federal land in Oregon available for solar energy projects
Officials at the federal Bureau of Land Management announced Aug. 29 they had finalized a plan to add Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming to its existing Western Solar Plan — an Obama-era project that expanded permitting for solar projects on federal land.

Business
Judge rules against BLM’s Late Mungers timber sale in southwestern Oregon
A judge has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management’s use of commercial logging in southwestern Oregon violates federal law by threatening old-growth forest habitat.
Federal land agencies waive fees Saturday in honor of veterans
The Bureau of Land Management and the National Parks Service are waiving day use fees Saturday on public lands in honor of Veterans Day.

Bureau of Land Management buys 4,000 acres to expand recreational access along the lower John Day River
The federal agency closed a deal Aug. 30, paying the Western Rivers Conservancy $3.81 million for a property known as McDonald’s Ferry Ranch.

A Southern Oregon conservationist’s wishlist for better collaboration with the BLM
Some environmental groups in Southern Oregon are frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management. They say the agency is hiding commercial logging under the guise of forest resilience projects.