In addition to reviewing the BLM's oil and gas permitting workload, the GAO report analyzed actions BLM took to mitigate the environmental impacts of federal oil and gas development.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced on January 17, 2024, the publication of its draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)...

Many do not realize that wild horses still roam the western United States.

Alistair Kinley, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, chaired BLM's second webinar on the e-scooters which took place on Wednesday 16 February 2022.

The Bureau of Land Management has authorized the Pearl Geothermal Development Project using a controversial 14-day expedited environmental review process, marking the first new geothermal power plant approved under emergency permitting procedures implemented in response to President Trump's national energy emergency declaration. While the project underwent multiple phases of review over several years before final approval, questions remain about whether future projects conceived after these Alternative Arra

Eighteen environmental organizations – lead by the Sierra Club – are claiming that the Bureau of Land Management will violate the National Environmental Policy Act.

The final podcast in our Property Damage podcast series focusing on flooding and property flood resilience, known as PFR.

On Friday, September 10th, the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") noticed a competitive offer of solar energy development on public lands in Beaver County, UT.

On March 26, 2015, the BLM issued its Final Rule, which states its intended aim to (1) ensure that oil and gas wells are properly constructed to protect water supplies...

On June 21, 2016, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming ("District Court") rejected the Bureau of Land Management's ("BLM") regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands.

Leading insurance risk and commercial law firm BLM has welcomed one of the UK's leading surrogacy and reproductive rights specialists, Colin Rogerson, to the firm. Rogerson becomes a partner in BLM's London family law team.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that its permitting processes will be completely online, in an effort to streamline operations and increase efficiency.

On June 21, 2016, United States District Judge Scott Skavdahl granted BakerHostetler's petition for review of final agency action and declared the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) hydraulic fracturing rule unlawful.

BLM Partner and Head of Sports, David Spencer, considers the motorsports cover arena post-lockdown in an article published in Insurance Post.

Paul Wainwright and Kelly Matthews held a recent webinar on "Fixed costs and the future", the speakers considered the current position regarding legal costs reform and the implications of the...

Welcome to our Property Damage podcast series on Modern Methods of Construction and the risk of fire.

Ben Jones and Peter James, Partners at BLM, consider three prosecutions within the last 10 years against railway industry parties where there has been a trespass onto their property and the trespasser has sustained serious or fatal injury ...

Welcome to the inaugural issue of WilmerHale ENsights. In this and future editions, we will share weekly energy policy analysis on President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the priorities of the new Congress.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) requires that the BLM rent public lands at fair market value.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently rejected claims challenging actions by the U.S. Department of Interior