BLM Oil and Gas lease auction, Arches, Canyonlands, Bears Ears etc.

[gnwatts]

This is a few weeks old. Nothing surprises me anymore with this administration.

BLM Prepares to Flood Southern Utah with Oil and Gas Leases to Develop the State’s Most Scenic Redrock Country

Salt Lake City, UT (March 19, 2020): The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to offer a massive swath of treasured Utah public lands for oil and gas development. […]

suwa.org

 

[ImNotDedYet]

They're just going to do what they want to do, then tie things up in the legal system, eventually going to the Supreme Court, which leans heavily in this administration's favor.

 

[Bob]

Not in the parks.... Should be open for multiple use

 

[fossana]

That is seriously brazen. Of all the BLM land, they pick the section sandwiched between Arches, Dead Horse, and Canyonlands and right in the prime Moab recreation zone. I suspect that's going to get kicked up to the governor's office like Sand Flats.

 

[zionsky]

That is seriously brazen. Of all the BLM land, they pick the section sandwiched between Arches, Dead Horse, and Canyonlands and right in the prime Moab recreation zone. I suspect that's going to get kicked up to the governor's office like Sand Flats.

Agreed. Somebody's pockets are being lined.

 

[Bob]

Whatever.. its a chunk of public land... . Not private and not designated as anything ... I'm sure they picked it to antagonize people, not that there are mineral resources there..