Briefing Article on Deputy Secretary of the Interior's August 6, 2018, Instructional Memorandum
The National Law Review published a briefing paper on the Deputy Secretary of the Interior's Instructional Memorandum (IM) for implementing Secretary's Order 3355 “Streamlining National Environmental Policy Act Reviews and Implementation of Executive Order 13807.” This most recent IM from the Deputy Secretary of the Interior provides long awaited guidance on page limits and timing for preparation of Environmental Assessments. If your a BLM NEPA Nerd, like we are, this is some
NATIONAL MONUMENTS Draft management plans promise 'flexibility' for Utah tracts
This came out yesterday in E&E News. Two of the first BLM Management Plans prepared under Secretarial Order 3355. Lawsuits are already underway. The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service released draft management plans for slashed versions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The Trump administration released draft management plans today for the revised Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments that would allow some ener
