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Public Lands and Wildlife
Land Disposal Authorities and Processes of the Bureau of Land Management, R48079 (June 3, 2024)
Considerations for Federal Leasing of Onshore Energy: Oil and Gas and Geothermal Power, R48064 (May 10, 2024)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Status of Oil and Gas Program, IF12006 (Updated April 26, 2024)
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress, R41153 (Updated March 19, 2024)
Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: History and Background, R44504 (Updated January 9, 2024)
Federal Land Management: When “Multiple Use” and “Sustained Yield” Diverge, LSB10982 (June 21, 2023)
National Forest System Management: Overview and Issues for Congress, R43872 (Updated May 18, 2023)
Tribal Co-management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress, R47563 (May 18, 2023)
The Willow Project: History and Litigation, LSB10943 (April 3, 2023)
Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal Authorities, RL34273 (Updated March 23, 2023)
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress, R43429 (Updated February 24, 2023)
The Good Neighbor Authority on Federal Lands, IF11658 (Updated January 11, 2023)
The Debate over Venting and Flaring on Federal Lands, LSB10882 (December 22, 2022)
Legal and Practical Implications of the Ninth Circuit’s Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. U.S. Forest Service Decision Under the Endangered Species Act, R47201 (August 2, 2022)
Defense Production Act Authorities and U.S. Domestic Energy Supplies, IN11884 (Updated March 11, 2022)
Alaska Native Lands and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA): Overview and Selected Issues for Congress, R46997 (December 22, 2021)
National Forest System Planning: Legal Considerations, IF12004 (December 20, 2021)
U.S. Forest Ownership and Management, IF12001 (December 16, 2021)
Unpaused: District Court Enjoins Biden Administration from “Pausing” Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land, LSB10627 (July 21, 2021)
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 117th Congress, R434293 (April 21, 2021)
Potential State Impacts of a Pause on Federal Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Leases, IF11785 (March 10, 2021)
Withdrawal of Federal Lands: Analysis of a Common Legislated Withdrawal Provision, R46657 (January 15, 2021)
Revenues and Disbursements from Oil and Natural Gas Production on Federal Lands, R46537 (September 22, 2020)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 96th-114th Congresses, RL32838 (Updated July 30, 2020)
Policy Topics and Background Related to Mining on Federal Lands, R46278 (March 19, 2020)
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data, R42346 (Updated February 21, 2020)
The National Trails System: A Brief Overview, R43868 (Updated February 20, 2020)
This Land Is Your Land? Eminent Domain Under the Natural Gas Act and State Sovereign Immunity, LSB10359 (October 30, 2019)
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues, RL33531 (Updated June 19, 2019)
The Federal Land Management Agencies, IF10585 (April 26, 2019)
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 116th Congress, R43429 (Updated April 25, 2019)
Drilling Under New Wyoming Leases on Hold as Judge Requires BLM to Reconsider Impacts on Climate Change, LSB10289 (April 16, 2019)
Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System, R45192 (Updated May 9, 2018)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview, RL33872 (Updated January 9, 2018)
The OCS Royalty Rate: Statutory Requirements and General Guidance, IN10782 (September 14, 2017)
State Management of Federal Lands: Frequently Asked Questions, R44267 (Updated December 16, 2016)
Sage-Grouse Conservation: Background and Issues, R44592 (Updated August 15, 2016)
Energy and Mineral Development on Federal Land, IF10127 (February 6, 2015)
Mineral Royalties on Federal Lands: Issues for Congress, R43891 (Updated January 19, 2015)
Leasing and Selling Federal Lands and Resources: Receipts and Their Disposition, R41770 (April 14, 2011)
Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals, RL33908 (Updated July 17, 2009)
