Friends of the Earth: Court Rules 2022 Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Was Illegal
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on March 25, 2024:
A federal court ruled on Friday that the Bureau of Land Management's decision to lease nearly 120,000 acres of Wyoming federal land for oil and gas development in June 2022 violated the law. The court found that BLM moved forward with the lease sale - one of the largest held by the Biden administration on public lands - despite the known risks to drinking water, wildlife, and the climat . . .
A federal court ruled on Friday that the Bureau of Land Management's decision to lease nearly 120,000 acres of Wyoming federal land for oil and gas development in June 2022 violated the law. The court found that BLM moved forward with the lease sale - one of the largest held by the Biden administration on public lands - despite the known risks to drinking water, wildlife, and the climat . . .