How did public land drilling rights become cheaper than a cup of coffee?

Grist
By Greta MoranDec 3, 2018, 6:00 am132 pts
Last December, a London-based energy company secured drilling rights to 67,000 acres in Montana for the paltry sum of $1.50 per acre – a steal compared to the $100 per acre average price tag for land leased under the final four years of the Obama administration, according to The New York Times. This wasn’t…

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