BLM ends environmental review of energy corridor plan changes

Official title: Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement and Associated Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Section 368 Energy Corridor Revisions

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• Public lands and forests
• Oil, gas and pipelines
• Hydropower and electricity

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Interior Department, is ending an environmental review it announced on December 1, 2023. The review covered possible changes to land use plans for Section 368 energy corridors, which are routes for linear energy infrastructure. The termination takes effect immediately. BLM says its original goal was to enable preferred siting and efficient review, and that updated processing methods and tools now let these activities proceed without an Environmental Impact Statement.