Protections for the greater-sage grouse on federal land in Western states were proposed by the Bureau of Land Management on Friday, but their future is uncertain after the Trump administration takes office in January.
The BLM, part of the Interior Department, issued a final environmental impact statement for greater sage-grouse habitat protections on federal land in 10 Western states. Once finalized, 77 BLM land management plans across the West will be updated to reduce threats to the chicken-like bird.
The BLM will accept official protests to the plan through Dec. 16. The bureau plans to issue a final record of ...