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Advisory council urges county to oppose large-scale solar on federal/SITLA lands, citing grazing and transmission concerns
Summary
The Emery County Public Lands Council advised commissioners to oppose solar development on federal and SITLA lands pending site-by-site review, citing impacts to grazing, recreation and transmission capacity; the panel asked the county attorney to draft recommended language for the commission to consider.
The Emery County Public Lands Council on Jan. 25 advised county commissioners to oppose large-scale solar development on federal and SITLA lands in the county and asked the county attorney to prepare draft language for the commission to consider.
The advisory group's members said much of the land flagged as available in the Bureau of Land Management's Western Solar Plan maps is currently used for grazing and other "multiple use" activities. "This would bankrupt some of your ranchers," one committee member said during a heated exchange about fencing and loss of access. BLM staff emphasized that any BLM action would follow NEPA, including public comment, and that mapped areas are…
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