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Geothermal operations

Activities related to exploring for, extracting, and using heat from the Earth's interior, typically to generate electricity or for direct heating.

Federal lands

Lands owned and managed by the U.S. federal government, such as national forests, national parks, and public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Leasing

The process by which the government grants rights to a company or individual to explore for and develop resources on public lands for a specific period.

Permit issuance

The act of granting official permission or authorization by a government agency for a specific activity or project to proceed, ensuring compliance with regulations.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

An agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages over 245 million acres of public land, primarily in Western states, for various uses including energy development.

Categorical exclusions

A category of actions that a federal agency has determined does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).