US Interior Department Approves Withdrawal of 10 Million Acres of Public Lands to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat

Summary

The US Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management has approved a proposal to withdraw approximately 10 million acres of public and National Forest System lands in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming from mining laws to protect the Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat from adverse effects of mining, subject to valid existing rights.