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National Policy Issues and Miscellaneous
BLM Categorial Exclusions for Grazing Decisions
Feb. 2, '06 - ONDA submits comments criticizing BLM proposal to institute new nationwide categories of Categorical Exclusions for livestock grazing. See also ONDA administrative appeals of BLM decisions to issue grazing permits without conducting environmental analysis under NEPA, relying on this CE authority.
West-wide Energy Corridors
Please see case page for The Wilderness Soc'y et al. v. Department of the Interior, where ONDA and a coalition of conservation groups have challenged this Bush-era plan that promotes coal-fired and other fossil-fuel power plants and threatens wilderness and sagebrush habitat values in southeast Oregon.
Geothermal Leasing in the Western United States
Sept. 17, '08 - ONDA comments
on BLM's Draft Programmatic EIS for Geothermal Leasing in the Western U.S. While recognizing the importance of geothermal and other sources of low-carbon-emission energy, the comments point out that the DPEIS fails to study important issues such as the environmental consequences of opening to geothermal development public lands that possess outstanding wilderness values.
Freedom of Information Act
May 17, '07 - ONDA signs on to letter to Congress advocating for amendment that would close loopholes in the Freedom of Information Act, help the public get timely responses to information requests, and increase government accountability. On Dec. 31, 2007, the President signed the bill into law.
