Drilling and mining companies got a holiday gift from Trump

Grist
By Cameron OglesbyDec 31, 2020, 7:15 am129 pts
For a limited time only, some of America’s protected lands are open for heavy-duty industrial development. The Trump administration has made it a priority to open vast stretches of U.S. lands to mineral extraction projects. Over the past four years, at least 10 million acres have been leased to oil and…

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