Events for December 2024

June 3, 2024

Westerners applaud new oil & gas leasing rule

After decades of grassroots organizing, the Bureau of Land Managment (BLM)’s new oil and gas bonding standards will help ensure taxpayers and frontline communities no longer have to suffer from the environmental impacts of abandoned wells or pay for well cleanup.
October 31, 2023

When communities speak

A transformative moment in land management It’s an amazing thing to witness communities making themselves heard. As you may know, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) […]
October 23, 2023

Urgent action needed: Stop Rep. Boebert’s attack on strong oil and gas protections!

We need your immediate help to protect our communities and our environment from potentially harmful legislation! A critical situation is unfolding, and your voice as a […]
October 11, 2023

Taller de Redaccion Para Comentarios Publicos

¿Preferirías leer esto en inglés? ¿Quieres ser parte activa de tu comunidad y de los problemas que nos afectan a todos? Únase a Defiende Nuestra Tierra, Wilderness Workshop, y Western […]
October 11, 2023

Public Lands Comment Writing Workshop

Would you rather read this in Spanish? Want to be an active part of your community and the issues that impact all of us? Join Defiende Nuestra […]
September 21, 2023

Dr. Vasquez goes to Washington!

On Tuesday, September 19, our Alliance’s own Barbara Vasquez testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in Washington regarding the Bureau of Land […]
September 18, 2023

The whys and hows of the proposed BLM leasing and bonding rule!

Your voice matters, and our moment to make a real change is now! We’re in the final week of the public comment period for the Bureau of […]
September 14, 2023

The people affected by the new bonding rule

Imagine you’re a farmer. Your family’s had your farm for generations. Years ago, like many, you saw an opportunity to support your family by leasing your surface […]
September 7, 2023

You can make a big difference for our public lands on September 12 & 13!

Have you heard? The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a new Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in which they propose closing nearly a million […]