Sentences with phrase «acres of public lands»

Although several large - scale solar projects in California have sputtered (including two from BrightSource) and technical challenges are considerable, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a move in early July to prioritize more than 300,000 acres of public lands in six Western states for use by utility - scale solar plants, with nearly half of that acreage in California.

Surely it would have been jarring simply to describe that plan's instrumental view of nature, with its firm avowal of «American energy dominance» and suggestion that millions of acres of public lands and waters may soon be auctioned off for oil and gas development.

In 2017, the BLM auctioned off more than a million acres of public lands for fracking in six Western states.

The lease sales come after Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke removed 17,000 acres of public lands near Yellowstone National Park from the auction block from the March sale in response to intense public pressure from conservation groups and in order to address environmental concerns.

As he suggested in his State of the Union speech, President Obama seems willing to generate electricity for three million homes by blanketing a million acres of public lands with taxpayer - subsidized, bird - killing wind turbines, habitat - smothering solar panels, high - voltage transmission lines, and gas - fired backup units.

In response to overwhelming public protest and pressure, the Trump administration has backed down from plans to auction away 17,300 acres of public lands for fracking in Montana.

It is an abundant resource, especially in the West, where the BLM has authority to manage geothermal leasing on approximately 240 million acres of public lands (including 104 million acres of U.S. Forest Service lands).

There are about 3.4 million acres of SITLA - managed land interspersed within and among the 22.9 million acres of public lands throughout Utah, with more than 555,000 acres of SITLA lands impacted by wild horses.

October 28, 2016 • The verdict is expected to have sweeping implications on the militia movement and its apparent goal of taking over millions of acres of public lands in the West.

As part of the plan, the BLM, which controls millions of acres of public lands with the Forest Service, will regulate miners, energy developers and ranchers who hold federal leases to work in sage brush wilderness in 10 states.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has opened millions of acres of public lands for development while pursuing policies of protection in his home state.

Jamaica State Park 700 + acres of public land along the West River, with a nature center, campground and hiking trails.

Park District employees have to put up with all the usual vandalism that goes with running nearly 700 acres of public land.

Former Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke was sworn in yesterday as secretary of the Interior Department, assuming oversight of 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West.

The mayor's lawsuit contends that, prior to the Syracuse Common Council vote to sell 28 acres of public land to COR, company officials made «false statements» promising not to seek tax breaks on the harbor development.

The Johnsburg Town Board has asked the Olympic Region Development Authority for $ 40,000 for the use of nearly 200 acres of public land at the Ski Bowl.

Besides working for eight years to overturn the Clinton administration's «Roadless Rule» that prevented road building (and the logging that usually follows) on 58.5 million acres of national forests, the Bush White House has opened up 45 million additional acres of public land across the American West to oil and gas drilling during its tenure.

Now a decadelong struggle over the fate of thousands of acres of public land on the Roan has come to a head, and just in time for the hotly contested race for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat.

[n8] The Permanent School Fund, its predecessor established in 1854 with $ 2,000,000 realized from an annexation settlement, [n9] was thereafter endowed with millions of acres of public land set aside to assure a continued source of income for school support.

Haleakala National Park is best known for being the world's largest dormant volcano and, at over 10,000 feet above sea level, the tallest peak on Maui where you can watch a fantastic sunrise, view unique wildlife, and have an amazingly vivid stargazing experience; However, the park encompasses more than 30,000 acres of public land, stretching from the summit down to the coast where lush natural beauty, waterfalls, and rich Hawaiian culture await in an area called Kipahulu.

Haleakala National Park is best known for being the world's largest dormant volcano and, at over 10,000 feet above sea level, the tallest peak on Maui where you can watch a fantastic sunrise, view unique wildlife, and have an amazingly vivid stargazing experience; However, the park encompasses more than 30,000 acres of public land, stretching from the summit down to...

There are now thousands of acres of public land «where the federal government doesn't dare tread, because of the threat of violence,» says Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a Birmingham, Alabama - based nonprofit that tracks extremist groups in America.

In response to a rash of new mining claims near Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a temporary halt in 2009 to new claimstaking on nearly 1 million acres of public land surrounding the park.

The BLM already has identify 21 million acres of public land in 11 western states that would be a good fit for wind energy projects, 29 million acres in six southwestern states for solar energy developments, and 140 million acres in western states and Alaska for geothermal energy exploration.

Recently Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R - UT) introduced a bill that would have transferred more than 3 million acres of public land in the Western U.S. to the states.

America has about 279 million acres of public land and waters with potential oil and gas.

The legislation also contains new Wilderness designations for over two million acres of public land.

In a related action, the DOI also cordoned off nearly 10 million of acres of public land as sage grouse habitat and prohibited any economic activity on the land, such as mining or fracking.

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management announced the cancellation of a proposed withdrawal of 10 million acres of public land throughout the Intermountain West.

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management announced the cancellation of a proposed withdrawal of 10 million acres of public land.

Not exact matches

During a public hearing Monday, Heitman gave a 45 - minute presentation that included a proposal to purchase the building and 3 acres of land from the Park District.

There is a new 10 - acre park in Winfield in need of a name, and Central DuPage Hospital, which owns the land, is inviting suggestions from the public to get the job done.

A private gun club using three acres of lakefront park land near Diversey Harbor pays no rent but is open to the public, according to the Friends of the Park.

Park district officials have been gathering public input on the idea of turning Five Seasons into a community center since April, when they announced an opportunity to purchase the local health club and the 17 acres of land it stands on for about $ 20.3 million.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District owns thousands of acres of river - edged properties; perhaps some additional land can be leased to the Park District for public parks.

Officials with the Trust for Public Land, a San Francisco - based, non-profit conservation group, announced they have bought a half - acre lot in the 2700 block of West Fullerton Avenue, across the street from Haas Park.

According to state law, Gervais said that if it acquires the land, the Park District could not sell more than 3 acres of it without the public voting for it.

With the support of generous individuals, foundations, families, businesses, communities, and public and private partners, we protected 1,234 acres of important land across Massachusetts.

The redevelopment will include 540 acres of open land and public space, including the lake and an 18 - hole championship golf course.

GENEVA — Aldermen have agreed to refer a proposed ordinance to increase the fair market value of an acre of land in the city for development purposes to the Plan Commission for public hearing.

The director of the Tinley Park Park District is hoping to begin excavating land, installing drainage pipes and erecting fences this year for a seven - acre dog park about a half - mile west of the Tinley Park Public Library.

Consultants hired by the state have suggested that 18 acres of land off New Scotland Avenue near Albany Medical Center would be the best site for a proposed new $ 750 million Wadsworth Center, the state's public health laboratory.

Actress and environmentalist Sigourney Weaver is the narrator of a new video ad campaign urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to protect roughly 30,000 acres of new public land as motor - free wilderness.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has purchased a 38 - acre parcel in the pine barrens that expands public lands and recreational green space while helping to preserve Long Island's drinking water resources, officials announced Wednesday.

The decision to reduce Bears Ears is expected to set off a legal battle that could alter the course of American land conservation, putting dozens of other monuments at risk and possibly opening millions of preserved public acres to oil and gas extraction, mining, logging and other commercial activities.

If approved, Prop. 4 will add 300 acres of new, forever wild, public forrest land to the Adirondack Park at no cost to taxpayers.»

JOHNSBURG The Mill Creek - Sullivan's Island Citizens Committee told the Johnsburg Town Board April 3 it decided there should be rules for public recreation areas that are part of 227 acres of land being given to the town by the Open Space Institute.

The Natural Heritage Trust provided $ 2 million from the proceeds of a donation by the Trust for Public Land, which helped orchestrate the purchase of 525 acres from KeySpan Energy to create the park while returning 300 adjacent acres to active agricultural production.

Lewis County plans to fill a nine - acre parcel of land behind the Public Safety Building in Lowville with enough solar panels to produce two - megawatts of energy.

The school, currently located in former Buffalo Public School # 29 at 2219 South Park Ave., in Buffalo, wants to create a new campus on 26 acres of vacant land at 154 South Ogden St.