Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is not happy about an injunction issued United States District Court for the District of Idaho temporarily blocking the BLM from implementing its 2019 sage grouse management plan throughout the west. That preliminary injunction affects Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and part of California. The management plan would effectively reduce lands available to oil and natural gas drilling in the interest of protecting sage grouse habitat.
Governor Gordon says he is disappointed in Judge Winmill’s decision. Quoting Gordon, “Wyoming and the Sage Grouse Implementation Team have worked diligently for more than a decade to develop a balanced approach to sage-grouse management. We worked with numerous stakeholders to produce a plan that provides that balance and offers protection of the bird while maintaining responsible development.” With this judge’s decision, the 2015 Sage Grouse Management Plan goes back into effect.
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