ROB CHANEY
When a federal court ruled the federal Bureau of Land Management skipped crucial steps in approving resource management plans for Montana last year, it reflected a trend tainting much of the environmental rule-making under the Trump administration.
âTheyâre having a remarkably low level of success,â Georgetown Law School environmental law professor Bill Buzbee said of the past four yearsâ regulatory court progress. âTheir loss record is 70 to 90 percent under Trump. Those agencies usually win 70 percent of the time.â
He attributed the reversal to a consistent failure by policy makers to check all the boxes necessary to avoid appearing arbitrary and capricious â the standard federal rules get judged under the Administrative Procedures Act. To endure, a federal rule must show it had well-documented reasons for a change and went through a complete public review process.
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The BLM plans prescribed burns in Chaves County
Roswell, N.M. - Beginning mid-February, the Bureau of Land Management will seek opportunities to conduct prescribed burn operations in two locations within Chaves County. The first location is the 5,280-acre Antelope Unit, located at the Sand Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The ACEC is approximately 35 miles east of Roswell, north of U.S. Highway 380. The second unit is known as the 8-mile Unit and includes a plan to burn 1,220 acres 20 miles northeast of Roswell, north of U.S. Highway 70, along the Pecos River.
These operations are weather-dependent and will take several days to complete. Smoke from the burns may be visible from Roswell, Dexter, Elida, and other surrounding communities. Signs will be posted along roadways to inform motorists who may potentially be affected by smoke. Motorists should use caution by reducing speed and watching for fire personnel and equipment.
BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Dos Palmas Preserve in Riverside County
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management and cooperating agencies will conduct a prescribed fire in the Dos Palmas Preserve over the course of one day between Jan. 4 and 15, 2021. The prescribed fire will only be ignited under specific weather conditions which will allow for safe and successful burning and smoke dispersion. Smoke may be visible from the community of North Shore and Highway 111 during ignitions, which will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
“The prescribed fire is part of an ongoing effort to maintain the preserve’s important marshland habitat in a healthy condition,” said Chelsea Collins, Dos Palmas Preserve Manager. “The burn will treat 25 acres of habitat for the Yuma Ridgway’s rail species and is designed to maintain suitable marshland habitat for the endangered bird.”