The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday adopted a long-awaited rule that aims to put conservation initiatives “on equal footing” with oil and gas leasing, grazing and other commercial uses of federal land. The rule “combines our ongoing work with a vision for conservation to help us manage lands into the 21st century,” BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in a video announcing the

The BLM finalized the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule which significantly increases royalties, rates, minimum bids and costs for oil and gas producers on federal lands. In particular, it significantly increases bonding for producers which will have a major negative impact on small producers. Many of the provisions in the new rule are the result of the Democrats Inflation Reduction

A Brockton woman has admitted to stealing a firearm and a vehicle in a residential burglary on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said Thursday, April 23. The defendant, Avis Big Track, 32, pleaded guilty on April 24 to burglary. She faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Court documents allege that on Sept.

This year’s annual meeting for Sheridan Electric Cooperative will be held on Oct. 5. Each year, there is a trustee election. The districts up for election this year are districts 6, 8 and 9. To be eligible, candidates must reside within the district. Anyone interested in running for a trustee position should contact one of the nominating committee members listed below. Each of the nominating

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 24 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Thursday, April 18, against the Biden Administration’s unlawful electric vehicle mandate that threatens the economy, puts jobs at risk, and undermines the reliability of the electric grid. The new emissions rule, put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency, forces unattainable standards

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water Management Division started its weekly virtual meetings on Wednesday, April 24, to keep residents updated on the status of Fort Peck test flows. The call attracted more than 60 participants. The public can access the meetings, which start at noon (mountain time) on Wednesdays, at https:// usace1.webex.com/usace1/j. php?MTID=ma8b176ff7ce-553ae5f1f645f3a8629a4.