The vast Uncompahgre Plateau is a maze of extraordinary geological formations, 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 "acting" BLM Director William Perry Pendley who was ousted by a court decision. Now there is a question about how many of those BLM decisions, part of the Trump Administration's quest to make America "energy independent," may be reversed. Photo courtesy Bob Wick/BLM
The vast Uncompahgre Plateau is a maze of extraordinary geological formations, 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 "acting" BLM Director William Perry Pendley who was ousted by a court decision. Now there is a question about how many of those BLM decisions, part of the Trump Administration's quest to make America "energy independent," may be reversed. Photo courtesy Bob Wick/BLM