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William Perry Pendley hates #publiclands, and the decisions he made while illegally leading @Interior reflect that. We're suing to overturn NINE of his decisions covering 6.5 MILLION ACRES, all in one case.
Here's the complaint: https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2019.01.19-Pendley-FVRA-Complaint.pdf
Projects in
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Here's the complaint: https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2019.01.19-Pendley-FVRA-Complaint.pdf
Projects in
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1/9: Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Integrated Resource Management Plans - 4.8 million acres, oil and gas, OK, KS, TX
*Public input
*Inadequate alternatives
*Water impacts
*Climate impacts
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/01/2019-23823/notice-of-availability-of-the-oklahoma-kansas-and-texas-final-joint-environmental-impact-statement
*Public input
*Inadequate alternatives
*Water impacts
*Climate impacts
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/01/2019-23823/notice-of-availability-of-the-oklahoma-kansas-and-texas-final-joint-environmental-impact-statement
2/9: Moneta Divide Natural Gas and Oil Development Project and Proposed Casper Resource Management Plan Amendment – 327,645 acres, WY
*Migratory Bird Treaty Act
*Sage grouse
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/21/2020-03511/notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-moneta-divide-natural-gas
*Migratory Bird Treaty Act
*Sage grouse
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/21/2020-03511/notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-moneta-divide-natural-gas
3/9: Tres Rios Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Resource Management Plan Amendment ROD – 80,000 acres, CO
*Failure to use best available science
*No consultation with @USFWS on Gunnison sage grouse
*FLPMA violation
https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/63796/20012253/250016645/2016-45_EA_TRFO_ACEC_RMP_Amendment_Decision_Record_ePlanning.pdf
*Failure to use best available science
*No consultation with @USFWS on Gunnison sage grouse
*FLPMA violation
https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/63796/20012253/250016645/2016-45_EA_TRFO_ACEC_RMP_Amendment_Decision_Record_ePlanning.pdf
4/9: Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan Final EIS – 2,767 acres, ID
*Phosphate pollution
*Administrative procedures tomfoolery
*Privatization of public lands
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/08/2019-24218/notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-dairy-syncline
*Phosphate pollution
*Administrative procedures tomfoolery
*Privatization of public lands
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/08/2019-24218/notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-dairy-syncline
5/9: Central Coast Field Office Oil and Gas Leasing Resource Management Plan Amendment – 725,500 acres, CA
*Inadequate alternatives
*Public input
*Undisclosed environmental impacts
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/10/2019-09599/notice-of-availability-of-the-central-coast-field-office-proposed-resource-management-plan-amendment
*Inadequate alternatives
*Public input
*Undisclosed environmental impacts
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/10/2019-09599/notice-of-availability-of-the-central-coast-field-office-proposed-resource-management-plan-amendment
6/9: Ray Land Exchange Resource Management Plan Amendment – 9,339 acres, CA
*Privatization of public lands
*Copper mine pollution
*Inadequate NEPA
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/12/2019-14714/notice-of-availability-of-the-ray-land-exchange-final-supplemental-environmental-impact
*Privatization of public lands
*Copper mine pollution
*Inadequate NEPA
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/12/2019-14714/notice-of-availability-of-the-ray-land-exchange-final-supplemental-environmental-impact
7/9: Sonoran Desert National Monument Grazing Resource Management Plan Amendment ROD – 252,460 acres, AZ
*Sonoran desert tortoise impacts
*Inadequate alternatives
*Degradation of resources
https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/1502599/200346925/20026935/250033137/Decision%20Record_SD%20signed.pdf
*Sonoran desert tortoise impacts
*Inadequate alternatives
*Degradation of resources
https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/1502599/200346925/20026935/250033137/Decision%20Record_SD%20signed.pdf
8/9: Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area of the California Desert Conservation Area – 22,800 acres, CA
*Removes protections
*3 noncompetitive leases
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/24/2020-08659/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-the-haiwee-geothermal-leasing-area-project-inyo
*Removes protections
*3 noncompetitive leases
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/24/2020-08659/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-the-haiwee-geothermal-leasing-area-project-inyo
9/9: Gemini Solar Project ROD – 7,100 acres, NV
*Threatened plants
*Threatened desert tortoise
*Inadequate alternatives
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/21/2020-10922/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-the-proposed-resource-management-plan-amendment
*Threatened plants
*Threatened desert tortoise
*Inadequate alternatives
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/21/2020-10922/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-the-proposed-resource-management-plan-amendment
Huge thanks to our partners on this case at @CenterForBioDiv, @RockyMtWild, @wildadvocate, @wildearthguard, and @Y2U_Connection!
Let's erase Pendley's legacy on 6.5 million acres of public land! If we don't, they're in for 20 years of degradation.
Let's erase Pendley's legacy on 6.5 million acres of public land! If we don't, they're in for 20 years of degradation.
