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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.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

There is a public comment session scheduled for Tuesday evening in a Hudson Valley Hasidic Jewish village concerning the proposed annexation of more than 500 acres of land to the village.

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.

But preserving public space from development has been something Obama can do using his own power, and he had moved to permanently protect more than 265 million acres of land and water even before the expansion in Hawaii.

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.

In the middle of acres of land is a historic mansion that opens today for the public.

[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.

It is announced that the state of Utah will spend several millions of dollars suing the U.S. federal government in hopes of having 32 million acres of National Forests and BLM land — our public lands — deeded over to the counties and state of Utah.

So we took a look at acres of parkland per 1,000 people from the Trust for Public Land's public report on parks inPublic Land's public report on parks inpublic report on parks in 2012.

Standing on 70 acres of land, and consisting of five historic buildings and eight gardens, Stan Hywet is the 6th largest home in the United States that is open to the public.

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.

Marin Municipal Water District Marin Municipal Water District is a public utility providing water to 186,000 people in south and central Marin County, and managing 21,635 acres of watershed lands open to public use.

In addition to the many public lands are about 550,000 acres (2,200 km2) of privately owned preserves.

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 parIn 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 parin 2009 to new claimstaking on nearly 1 million acres of public land surrounding the park.

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).

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.

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 MontanIn 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 Montanin Montana.

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.

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.

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.

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

Scenic Hudson has preserved nearly 7,000 acres of farmland, part of more than 23,000 acres of land it has protected for public benefit in the Hudson Valley.

Luxury apartments to be used for 10 days by athletes In the next two years, Delhi's government will irrevocably alter 118 acres of formerly protected public lands on the ecologically - sensitive floodplains of the Yamuna River, in order to build «prestige projects» and luxury apartments that will house athletes for a mere 10 days, to the tune of Rs. 1.8 to 4.2 crores each (1 crore = 10 million or US $ 387,000 to 903,000In the next two years, Delhi's government will irrevocably alter 118 acres of formerly protected public lands on the ecologically - sensitive floodplains of the Yamuna River, in order to build «prestige projects» and luxury apartments that will house athletes for a mere 10 days, to the tune of Rs. 1.8 to 4.2 crores each (1 crore = 10 million or US $ 387,000 to 903,000in order to build «prestige projects» and luxury apartments that will house athletes for a mere 10 days, to the tune of Rs. 1.8 to 4.2 crores each (1 crore = 10 million or US $ 387,000 to 903,000).

Withdrawing plans to allow development of oil shale and tar sands on 800,000 acres of federal public lands in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

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.

The Alaska Native Title Claims Settlement Act 1971 (ANCSA) authorised Alaska Natives to select, and receive title to, 44 million acres of federally - owned public land in Alaska, and also to receive $ US962, 000,000 in cash as settlement of their Aboriginal claim to land in the State of Alaska.

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.

One week later, the site and project plans were announced and CARW was part of the announcement — due in large part to the fact the plan relied heavily on the creation of an entertainment district that included nearly 11 acres of land CARW was involved in marketing through a public / private effort.

5,800 - acre focus area in central Lake County where 3,200 acres of public and private lands.