Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
The BLM’s record of decision for Pattern Energy’s SunZia transmission line was also the final major approval needed for SouthWestern Power Group’s RioSol line.
BLM approves SunZia project, which will send wind power from New Mexico to Arizona for customers there and in California.
Developers of the Western Interconnection’s largest transmission project in decades can begin construction after getting the go-ahead from the BLM.
The Bureau of Land Management is updating its Western Solar Plan to increase renewable energy on public lands in the West, adding five states to the plan.
Arizona regulators granted a key approval to the SunZia Transmission project, which would deliver wind energy from central New Mexico into Arizona.
A federal judge rejected 2 resource plans from BLM offices in Montana and Wyoming, saying the agency didn’t disclose the health impacts of burning fossil fuels.
Developers looking to build projects on public land may soon see the rent and fees they have to pay drop by more than half, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said.
Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to head BLM has become a flashpoint, based on GOP claims that she lied about her involvement in a tree-spiking incident.
Biden administration officials met with Western governors to discuss the region's pressing topics, including energy technology, drought and wildfires.
Four nominees for key energy and land management positions faced a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday.
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