** Haaland on BLM headquarters: "We need to provide a path forward"
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Monday, July 26, 2021
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland flanked by the governor and members of the Colorado congressional delegation during her visit to Grand Junction. Source: @SecDebHaaland ([link removed])
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited ([link removed]) the new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado last Friday as part of a three-day tour of the state. The Trump administration's decision to relocate the BLM's headquarters to Western Colorado was widely criticized ([link removed]) as an attempt to gut the agency. After promising to deliver more than 300 jobs, agency officials recently confirmed that only three employees ([link removed]) ultimately relocated while many took jobs with other agencies or retired
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Secretary Haaland visited the new HQ at the request ([link removed]) of Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper as she mulls whether the agency headquarters should remain in Grand Junction or move back to Washington, D.C. ([link removed]) Speaking at a news conference, Secretary Haaland said ([link removed]) , “We need to provide a path forward for clarity and to avoid having employees face renewed uncertainty under future administrations. We owe it to the people of Grand Junction as well.”
Quick hits
** How will Ammon Bundy's armed standoffs with the government impact his run for Idaho governor?
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Mother Jones ([link removed])
** Sen. Heinrich: Public lands can power our economic recovery
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Las Cruces Sun News ([link removed]) [opinion]
** Advocates demand justice for high cost of energy for rural ratepayers
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Casper Star-Tribune ([link removed])
** Haaland on BLM headquarters: "We need to provide a path forward"
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Associated Press ([link removed]) | Denver Gazette ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** The West is burning—climate change makes it worse
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Vox ([link removed])
** Colorado mountain town gives watershed "inalienable rights"
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Denver Post ([link removed])
** Lawmakers to assess impacts of overcrowding in national parks
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Opinion: Pueblo youth at forefront of protecting indigenous lands
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The Hill ([link removed])
Quote of the day
America the Beautiful ([link removed]) is a call to action for all of us to conserve and protect the lands and waters that bind us together. It is inclusive, collaborative and locally-led. And in this effort, Colorado, you are leading by example.”
—Interior Secretary Deb Haaland ([link removed])
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Spotted any monarchs lately? You can help butterfly conservation by joining the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz July 23 - August 1: [link removed] ([link removed]) Photo: USFWS #MonarchBlitz ([link removed]) #CitizenScience ([link removed]) #MonarchButterflies ([link removed])
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