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September 27, 2024
CONTACT: Michael Pearlman, Communications Director
Governor Gordon Disappointed by BLM Buffalo Coal Protest Responses
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters has rejected protests submitted by the State of Wyoming and other entities protesting the the Buffalo Field Office Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA),
In a quietly released Protest Resolution Report issued on September 20, BLM denied or dismissed every protest submitted, with the BLM stating that no changes to the Buffalo FSEIS/RMPA are necessary.
Governor Gordon responded with the following statement:
“I am extremely disappointed – but not surprised – with what has become characteristic disregard for proper process or simple respect by the Biden-Harris Administration’s BLM. Wyoming’s comments addressing the BLM’s extreme inconsistencies with federal law and local land use policies were summarily dismissed, as was vital input from our impacted counties and their industries. The BLM has doubled down on their contempt for our local economies and the hard-working men and women who provide the clean, dispatchable, and reliable energy that many take for granted.”
Governor Gordon continued, “Wyoming will not stop fighting to defend our industries from the federal government’s heavy hand and their attempts to gut Wyoming’s ability to develop our resources from every angle."
In addition to the State of Wyoming, The National Mining Association, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, Wyoming County Commissioners Association, and the Board of County Commissioners for Campbell, Converse, and Johnson Counties submitted protests. The BLM’s Protest Resolution Report may be found here.
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