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Complaints by both sides over the Obama administration’s newly updated draft of fracking rules on public and Indian lands signals the Interior Department has found enough common ground to raise the bar on drilling operations.[read more]
Laws Covering Oil and Gas Wells on Public/Private Lands Poorly Enforced
A recent BLM review has raised concerns about the lack of oversight of oil and gas production on federal oil and gas leases. Many rules are going without enforcement.[read more]
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