Tag: Bureau of Land Management
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Changing scene along border leads to death, destruction — not protection
Southwest sees copper boom thanks to high prices
With prices high and backing in place from some of the world’s largest mining companies, the hunt for copper in the American Southwest is experiencing a revival. Mining and milling...
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Meeting to discuss future of solar energy
BLM highlights three western Arizona sites as optimal for solar projects
A draft plan on the solar potential of federal land identifies three Arizona sites encompassing nearly 14,000 acres as highly suitable for energy development. The plan, which covers six western...
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Supporters: Allowing land swaps would help preserve bases, aid conservation
Supporters say a ballot proposition designed to make it easier to swap rather than sell or lease state trust land would help faciliate agreements that preserve military installations. Around the...
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Charleston: Tougher than Tombstone?
Violence prompts strong warning at Ariz. monument
An increase in smuggling violence at the Sonoran Desert National Monument about 80 miles south of Phoenix has prompted a stronger warning to visitors about drug and immigrant traffickers passing...
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Bureau of Land Management names new associate director for Arizona
The Bureau of Land Management today named Raymond (Ray) Suazo associate state director for the Arizona office, putting him in charge of day-to-day operations for 12.2 million acres of BLM-administered...
