The Range of Light Group is a very small group of people actively working on stopping harms on our public lands. We'd like to let you know what we've been working on and will continue to work on. We are vigilant, involved, and in the field. But, we...

The final BLM Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) came out August 29 which opens up almost 32 million acres of public land across 11 states to solar development. This very consequential decision defines where large-scale solar...

Information about the Towns to Trails Project, updates on gold exploration in the Eastern Sierra and now even on East Brawley Peak, why Fish Slough is drying up, information about the new BLM Public Lands Rule and the BLM Solar plans for the west,...

Is a biomass facility a good solution for the Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project (ESCCRP) which will remove thousands of trees around the Town of Mammoth Lakes to protect it and the forest? They are expensive. What will be...

A town hall coming up put on by Rover Metals in the Amargosa Valley and a presentation on biomass at the Mammoth Library as well, updates on gold exploration projects including the recent appeals court decision on the project at Hot Creek, status on...

Information about the proposed Haiwee pumped-storage project, the Polaris gold exploration project in the Bodie Hills, the 2023-2024 BLM Solar PEIS, and an upcoming gravel cycling event coming to the Eastern Sierra, the Whiskey Tango Fondo, a...

Drilling for gold on East Brawley Peak???? Really? Yes, Hecla Nevada/Klondex even plans to have a drill site at the top peak. Their plan of operations places 16 more drill sites in the saddle between West and East Brawley Peaks and more drill pads...

There are seven gold exploration projects in the Eastern Sierra. Drilling has been going on at two of the projects and the damage to our public lands is evident.

The Towns to Trails Project is "a planning project that will develop a regional trails plan to create a multi-use network of trails, which will connect Eastern Sierra communities to each other and to public lands throughout the region." The end...

The BLM's prime directive has always been to facilitate grazing and support mineral, oil, and gas extraction. It has not been the BLM's priority to maintain ecosystems. Almost all BLM land is divided into grazing allotments and it has allowed...