Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Judge Overturns Oil, Gas Lease Sales on 58,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado
October 02, 2021
October 02, 2021
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 2 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021:
A federal judge late Tuesday overturned the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's decision to lease 58,000 acres of public land in western Colorado for oil and gas extraction, agreeing with conservation groups that fracking and drilling will worsen air quality in a region where smog levels have exceeded federal pollution standards and threaten public health.< . . .
A federal judge late Tuesday overturned the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's decision to lease 58,000 acres of public land in western Colorado for oil and gas extraction, agreeing with conservation groups that fracking and drilling will worsen air quality in a region where smog levels have exceeded federal pollution standards and threaten public health.< . . .