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The Forest Service wants to create a new type of
"categorical exclusion" to make it easier for oil and gas drilling
projects to be approved without environmental study or public
input
by Emma Brown,
Jul 16, 2008
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Andy Gulliford delights in the vast Canyon of the Ancients
National Monument-- a living museum subject to increased gas
drilling.
by Andy Gulliford,
Jul 14, 2008
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Conservationists can file formal protests when the BLM
wants to auction off public land to energy companies, but the
differences between regional management plans and styles make the
protest game little more than a crapshoot.
by April Reese,
Jul 16, 2008
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The energy boom in the Rocky Mountain West has been
shadowed by a much darker boom: a frightening rise in death and
serious injury
by John Mecklin,
Jul 16, 2008
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BLM and Forest Service officials say they have little
power to prevent drilling in an area once it’s been
OK’d for leasing, but critics say the government simply
refuses to use its power
by Jodi Peterson,
Jul 16, 2008
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The BLM’s decision to lease land for energy
exploration in the watersheds of Grand Junction and Palisade,
Colo., reveals the way oil and gas leasing works
by Jodi Peterson,
Jul 16, 2008
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In western Colorado, the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance is
trying to work with industry to set protections for landowners
before more drilling gets under way
by Sarah Gilman,
Apr 17, 2006
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The federal Energy Department and the state of Wyoming
have challenged Montana’s plan to establish pollution
controls for coalbed methane wells
by Sarah Gilman,
Jul 16, 2008
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Yates Petroleum Co. plans to drill two gas wells in New
Mexico’s Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
by April Reese,
Mar 06, 2006
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Faced with an increase of oil and gas drilling permits,
energy companies are looking overseas, particularly to China, for
enough equipment and crews to work in the West
by Patrick Farrell,
Oct 17, 2005
