(BISMARCK, ND) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has filed a final appeal of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) updated Resource Management Plan for North Dakota.
The final appeal comes after a pair of unsuccessful attempts to convince the Bureau to change the plan in response to the state’s concerns.
“Twice now, the BLM has refused to seriously consider North Dakota’s concerns about this misguided plan, which would hurt electrical grid reliability and jeopardize our national security while also raising energy costs for consumers,” Burgum said. “We again call upon the BLM to select an alternative plan that allows for proper resource development, respects our state’s rights and is consistent with federal law, sound science and economic realities.”
In the appeal to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning, Burgum contends the state director’s response ‘was not an earnest attempt’ to comply with the consistency review process.
Burgum, as a part of the appeal, is requesting Stone-Manning recuse herself from the matter.
