The vast Uncompahgre Plateau is a maze of extraordinary geological formations%2C beautiful scenery and wildlife habitat. This photo of the Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado represents just one corner. A decision by the Bureau of Land Management to lease subsurface mineral rights for energy development and potential other forms of resource extraction was made by %22acting%22 BLM Director William Perry Pendley who was ousted by a court decision. Now there is a question about how many of those BLM decisions%2C part of the Trump Administration%27s quest to make America %22energy independent%2C%22 may be reversed. Photo courtesy Bob Wick%252FBLM
The vast Uncompahgre Plateau is a maze of extraordinary geological formations%2C beautiful scenery and wildlife habitat. This photo of the Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado represents just one corner. A decision by the Bureau of Land Management to lease subsurface mineral rights for energy development and potential other forms of resource extraction was made by %22acting%22 BLM Director William Perry Pendley who was ousted by a court decision. Now there is a question about how many of those BLM decisions%2C part of the Trump Administration%27s quest to make America %22energy independent%2C%22 may be reversed. Photo courtesy Bob Wick%252FBLM