 The Interior Department's Board of Land Appeals upheld a ruling that denied an immediate stay of the BLM decision to approve the American Prairie's request to modify its leases on public grazing allotments in north central Montana. That's far from the end of the case, though, as the appeal against the decision is still in front of the board. This ruling just concerned the stay. The state of Montana and several ag groups filed the appeal, arguing the BLM's decision violates the Taylor Grazing Act.