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5,276 acres in Colorado to be leased for oil, gas extraction
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The Bureau of Land Management is opening up 5,276 acres of federal land for oil and gas extraction in Colorado. The nine parcels lie in Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Weld counties. Other than a 120-acre parcel 14 miles east of Eaton in Weld County, they are all in northwest Colorado in areas where drillers…
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Environmental groups challenge federal oil, gas leasing on climate grounds
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The federal government needs to consider greenhouse emissions and the potential contribution to climate change before allowing oil and gas development on public land, two environmental groups asserted Thursday in a lawsuit over drilling in Western states. Industry advocates stood by their own efforts to keep federal leasing moving ahead. The lawsuit filed by WildEarth…
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Oil and gas group says feds illegally canceling lease sales
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A trade group for the energy industry accused federal officials Thursday of illegally canceling or postponing the sale of more than two dozen oil and gas leases over the past two years. The Western Energy Alliance sued the Obama administration in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, seeking to force officials to hold lease sales…
