Source: therevelator.org New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk. by Tara Lohan We’re living beyond our means when it comes to groundwater. That’s probably not news […]
Source: Counterpunch.org “Wild horses are a rare sight, so for the overwhelming majority of lands that are in poor condition, the domestic livestock are the cause when land health and wildlife suffer.” Photo Source DieselDemon | CC BY 2.0 by ERIK MOLVAR Public lands managed by the federal government loom […]
Source: desmogblog Shale drilling and fracking often occurs in areas already suffering from water stress. Credit: Duke University. By Sharon Kelly Between 2011 and 2016, fracked oil and gas wells in the U.S. pumped out record-breaking amounts of wastewater, which is laced with toxic and radioactive materials, a new Duke University study concludes. The amount of […]
Source: Counterpunch.org by Russell Mokhiber Lissa Lucas traveled the 100 miles from her home in Cairo, West Virginia to the state capitol in Charleston yesterday to testify against an oil and gas industry sponsored bill (HB 4268) that would allow companies to drill on minority mineral owners’ land […]
SOURCE: climatewest.org By Becca Fischer Last week, Guardians submitted comments on Interior Secretary Zinke’s and the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to hold two oil and gas lease sales in March of next year. Instead of turning over a new leaf in 2018, the Wyoming BLM is […]
Press Release from Center for Western Priorities Zinke stacks the deck against the working American public DENVER—Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today announced members of a new “Royalty Policy Committee” which will advise the Interior Department on how to “modernize” public land management. The Center for Western Priorities released the following […]
by Heather Richards as published on The Casper Star Tribune “Let me make one thing clear: The Interior Department is in the energy business,” A leaked draft of a new priority list from the Bureau of Land Management recently put energy development front and center among the agency’s […]
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The BLM’s failure to protect wild horses from extinction seems to be part of its failure to manage public lands. Read the GAO report below to find out more about how BLM’s failures create potential risks for water contamination and other environmental safety issues. (Be sure to ask for all reports on each […]
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