January 20, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA REGULATIONS.GOV (BLM-2025-0269) U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630) Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, D.C. 20240, Attention: 1004-AF43 Re: Comments on Direct Final Rule – Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Statewide Bonds; Extension of Phase-in Deadline To Whom It May
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Halt Utah Oil & Gas Lease Sale
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARK ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY A coalition of conservation organizations is calling on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to stop the Utah 2026 Quarter 2 oil and gas lease sale, warning it would open more than 54,000 acres across
Coalition Urges BLM to Defer April 2026 Oil & Gas Lease Parcels Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s Wilderness
December 19, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2026 Second Quarter (April) Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0010-EA) To whom it may concern: I
Protecting Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Coalition Calls on BLM to Halt New Oil and Gas Leases Near Park Boundary
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted on-line via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2040547/570/8021539/comment November 4, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas Q2 (April) 2026 Oil and Gas Lease
Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas January 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2039217/595/8021484/comment September 8, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2026 First Quarter (January) Oil
Comments on “Revision to Regulations Regarding Oil and Gas Leasing; Stipulations and Information Notices
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY September 2, 2025 U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630) Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, D.C. 20240 Attention: 1004-AF43 Re: Comments on “Revision to Regulations Regarding Oil and Gas Leasing; Stipulations and Information
Comments on “Revision to Regulations Regarding Competitive Leases; Expression of Interest Process
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY September 2, 2025 U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630) Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, D.C. 20240 Attention: 1004-AF42 Re: Comments on “Revision to Regulations Regarding Competitive Leases; Expression of Interest Process” (BLM-2025-0139;
Coalition Comments on Proposed Parcels for BLM Montana-Dakotas January 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
July 24, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas Q1 January 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0008-EA) To whom it may concern: Thank you for the opportunity to submit these scoping
Conservation Groups Urge Full Environmental Review of Dominion Energy’s Proposed Power Line Expansion Through Manassas Battlefield
National Park Service Jessica Bowron, Comptroller, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Acting Director Bowron, We, the twelve undersigned organizations, are writing to share our concerns regarding a forthcoming permit request from Dominion Energy for a proposed right-of-way (ROW) expansion for a transmission line through Manassas
Public Comments Submitted on 11th Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (BOEM-2025-0015)
June 16, 2025 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Ms. Kelly Hammerle National Program Manager Bureau Ocean Energy Management (VAM-LD) 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Re: Comments in Response to Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program MAA104000 (BOEM-2025-0015) Dear Ms. Hammerle: The Southern
Comments on the Draft EA and Draft FONSI for the BLM MTDKs Proposed Q4 2025 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale in McKenzie County, North Dakota
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2036978/595/8021245/comment June 4, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Fourth Quarter (October) Oil
Coalition Joins Opposition to Oil and Gas Provisions in Budget Reconciliation
May 21, 2025 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and Members of the House, Our nation’s public lands are irreplaceable; they contain critical habitats and cultural resources while providing invaluable opportunities
Coalition Joins Protest on N.M. Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD May 14, 2025 BLM New Mexico State Office Attention: State Director 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 Re: Q3 July 2025 Protest: Lease Parcels for the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management 2025 Third Quarter Competitive
Coalition Supports the New Mexico Environmental Department’s proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
Archaeology Southwest * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Conservation Voters New Mexico * EarthKeepers 360 *Great Old Broads for Wilderness National Parks Conservation Association * New Mexico and El Paso Interfaith Power and Light New Mexico Wild * Rio Grande Indivisible, NM * Rocky Mountain Wild * Sierra Club, Rio Grande Chapter * The
Coalition Signs on in Opposition to Harmful Provisions Targeting the Arctic in Reconciliation Bill
Dear House Natural Resources Committee Chair Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman CC: Members of the House Natural Resources Committee For decades, the Arctic has been threatened by industry attempts to sacrifice clean air and water, lands, and wildlife for the benefit of oil and gas corporations. The catastrophically harmful language in this bill around the
Coalition to Sec. Burgum: Uphold Roosevelt’s “Conservation Ethic” and Defer Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt NP
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW April 28, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 Subject: Proposed oil and gas leasing on BLM lands adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt National Park Dear Secretary Burgum: I am writing to you today on behalf of the
Coalition Comments on Parcels Under Consideration for Inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Fourth Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted on-line via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2036978/595/8021033/comment April 1, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Re: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Fourth Quarter (October) Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0003-EA) To
Coalition Joins Protest on Expansion of Domestic Mining on Public Lands
March 12, 2025 Dear Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide, the undersigned organizations write regarding the expansion of domestic mining on public lands and to share our concerns with the erosion of vital guardrails being proposed
Coalition Comments on Parcels for Inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Third Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale
February 28, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Third Quarter (September) Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0001-EA) To whom it may concern: Thank you for the opportunity to submit these
Coalition Joins Comments on BLM – Copper Rays Solar Project Draft EIS to Protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks Western Watersheds Project Basin and Range Watch and John W. Hiscock December 19, 2024 BLM Pahrump Field Office Attn: Copper Rays Solar Project 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, Nev. 89130 BL***********************@*lm.gov Comments – Copper Rays Solar Project – Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Coalition Joins Litigation to Protect Old Spanish National Historic Trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2024 Contact: Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 ld*****@**er.org; Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 cr********@**er.org; John Hiscock, (435) 689-1620, jo**********@***il.com Lawsuit to Safeguard Old Spanish National Historic Trail Multiple Encroachments Doom Old Spanish Trail to Death of Thousand Cuts Washington, DC —The Old Spanish National Historic Trail is
Coalition Supports Protection for Minidoka National Historic Site from Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project
November 15, 2024 The Honorable Joe Manchin Chair Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Bruce Westerman Chair Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Barrasso Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The
Coalition Provides Comments on BLM’s Proposed Updated Western Solar Plan
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted by email to: rp*****@**hp.gov November 7, 2024 Rodney Parker Jr., ACHP BLM Liaison Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 401 F Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20001 Subject: ACHP Section 106 Review of the Bureau of Land Management Western Solar Plan Dear Mr. Parker: I am
Coalition Joins Administrative Protest of BLM Western Solar Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2024 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER, (303) 898-0798, cr********@**er.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, (775) 764-1080, at**************@***il.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lc*********@***************ds.org Conservationists File Protest Against Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands, Citing Neglect of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Coalition Submits Comments to ACHP Regarding Termination of Section 106 Consultation on the Lava Ridge Wind Project
September 20, 2024 Rodney Parker Jr., ACHP BLM Liaison Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 401 F Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20001 Subject: Termination of Section 106 Consultation on the Lava Ridge Wind Project Dear Mr. Parker: I am writing on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), which represents