Lawsuit: BLM abandoned best-available science for Montana, Wyoming grouse

Lawsuit: BLM abandoned best-available science for Montana, Wyoming grouse

A new lawsuit argues that the Bureau of Land Management's recently revised sage grouse plans for Wyoming and Montana are inadequate to reverse population declines that have continued to plague the beleaguered bird.

BLM abandoned best-available science for Wyoming, Montana sage grouse, lawsuit argues

by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile A new lawsuit argues that the Bureau of Land Management’s recently revised sage grouse plans for Wyoming and Montana are inadequate to reverse population declines that have continued to plague the beleaguered bird. Filed by Earthjustice on Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Montana, the 68-page complaint contends that the Trump administration in 2025 did away with conservation safeguards implemented under the Obama a…