Judge Tosses Oil and Gas Leases on Nearly One Million Acres of Public Lands

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By Olivia RosaneMar 3, 2020, 7:55 am98 pts
A federal judge banned oil and gas leases on nearly one million acres of public lands that are important habitat for the greater sage grouse, arguing that a Trump administration policy that curtailed public input on the leases was "arbitrary and capricious." At the start of 2018, the Bureau of Land Management…

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