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Federal oil, gas leases stall over bird concerns in US West
2016-03-25 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Concerns over a bird that ranges across the American West continue to delay federal oil and gas lease sales, five months after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell proclaimed the Obama administration had found a way to balance drilling and conservation. The Interior Department said it will defer the sale of almost 60,000 acres of leases that were nominated by companies in eastern Montana as the agency works on new policies for greater sage grouse. More than 8 million acres of leases previously were...
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