National Monuments

Sonoran Desert National Monument Followup Case

Sonoran Desert National Monument Followup Case

Case: Western Watersheds Project and Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

December 20, 2024 — The Bureau of Land Management released a final decision on its livestock grazing plan for the National Monument, under which the agency will only authorize grazing in years with above-average annual precipitation and forage production. The decision requires BLM to analyze forage availability before allowing brief periods of grazing for 30 […]

National Monuments FOIA Suit

National Monuments FOIA Suit

Case: Advocates for the West v. United States Department of Justice

October 12, 2017 – Advocates for the West is representing itself in a suit filed today by Senior Attorney Todd Tucci against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice, seeking disclosure of unlawfully withheld documents demonstrating that President Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lack authority to vacate or shrink Bears Ears National Monument, Grand Staircase Escalante […]