Posted on 12/31/2024 8:24:22 AM PST by DFG
The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years.
The Interior Department said it had approved an application by the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw 264,442 acres of federal lands in the Ruby Mountains from mineral and geothermal leasing.
The application's approval removes the lands from development for up to two years and kicks off a 90-day period for the public to comment on the proposed 20-year withdrawal.
The proposal comes three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to step up domestic oil and gas production, succeeds President Joe Biden, a Democrat who has sought to conserve large amounts of public land.
The lands would remain open to mining claims, the Interior Department said.
"The Ruby Mountains are cherished by local communities for their scenic value, cultural heritage, numerous wildlife and benefit to the local economy through a thriving outdoor recreation industry," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. "Today, we are taking an important and sensible step to pause new oil and gas leasing to ensure that we have the science and public input necessary to inform proposed protections of the Ruby Mountains area for future generations."
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More accurate.
Looks like it’s just a proposal at this time. Trump can “kill it”.
Anything the walking corpse does can be undone by Trump.
T$ needs to come out and say “anyone involved in moving this forward is fired 1/21/2025”
“Ports, forts, and 10 miles square.”
Tell the Dept of the Interior to get bent.
“ science”
“Ok, mountains, stay six feet apart.”
Imagine our enemies ruled the country and wanted to deprive us of key natural resources.
Oh wait—they do—at least until January 20.
Nevada. Yucca Mountain. Should it be brought up again while we’re in charge?
Trump will change this.
We can give Yucca Mountain to the “tall white” aliens as part of a new treaty.
:-)
One thing I am looking for in the next administration is a pro-active litigation strategy working with allied NGO's to self-inoculate, if you will, by triggering nominally oppositional litigation in "friendly" venues. In the first Trump administration you would constantly see actions against his immigration and border initiatives lodged in the 9th Circuit, often in Hawaii, to take advantage of the local bias in that Circuit. Well, if you know that an issue is going to be litigated, why not file first (through friendly plaintiffs) in the most favorable district possible? I expect that they will use this approach this time around.
Open to mining claims; closed to energy. Makes sense to me.
How much did the Feds pay Nevadans for:
Land owned by federal government: 80.1%
Dems know this. They will use anything he does to stop it as a cudgel to beat him with in the (their) media.
It's all about optics (well, and showing themselves to be immature children).
FJB and issue yet another much needed EO. Disband the agency involved and put an end to the madness.
I believe the ninth is totally different at this point.
The Ruby Mountains themselves cover about 93,000 acres. This act wants to restrict 246,000 acres. Sounds like an excuse for another assault on the energy industry.
Better yet, eliminate the department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management. Tell the states it’s theirs. We’ll save a ton of money.
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