Public Lands Lease Report: Wild Speculation in Wild Places
May 7, 2020
While local governments, businesses, and individuals wrestle with the impacts of coronavirus, public lands leasing to the oil and gas industry continues unabated. But this irresponsible federal leasing in Wyoming […]
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Should Energy Companies be Exempt from Environmental Protections During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
April 1, 2020
In these lean times, it’s important to take stock of and be responsible with our resources, support our communities, and plan for a secure economic future. But while individuals and industries across the country are tightening their belts, energy companies are requesting exceptions from basic environmental protections that protect public health.
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Local input essential for development on federal public lands
February 11, 2020
For the first time in history, the federal government has proposed significant rollbacks to how the National Environmental Policy Act reviews the environmental impacts of development on public lands.
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Public lands leasing at bargain basement prices
November 20, 2019
But if similar plans around the West released under this administration’s “energy dominance” policy are any indication, we can expect the upcoming Rock Springs plan both to remove current protections and open even more lands to development.
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