Tag: public lands
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NWF report outlines best practices for solar development on public lands
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has released a new report that provides guidelines for renewable energy development on public lands. Following the Biden administration’s proposed rule to accelerate wind and solar development on public lands, the report outlines best practices for projects while safeguarding wildlife, protecting communities and cultural resources, and expanding economic opportunities. The report provides……
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Newly Discovered Documents Reveal Kasich Misled Ohioans on Fracking Public Lands
Newly discovered documents reveal that the Kasich Administration continued to refine plans to promote fracking…
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Investigation Finds BLM Failed to Inspect More Than Half of High Risk Oil and Gas Wells
A report by the GAO found that the BLM wasn’t even inspecting more than 2,100 of the 3,702 wells drilled…
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Big Oil’s Investment in the NRA Could Reshape U.S. Energy, Land and Wildlife Policy
As part of a major effort since 2008 to bolster its lobbying and political power…
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Protestors Arrested Halting Fracking Operations in Pennsylvania State Forest
In the pre-dawn hours, activists with Marcellus Shale EarthFirst!, Pennsylvania residents and students took action to halt Anadarko’s fracking operation in the Tiadaghton State Forest. Protestors blocked the only access road to a wellpad by locking themselves to barrels of concrete, preventing workers from entering the site. At this time the police have placed at least…