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Sales of oil leases proceeding near sacred sites in NM: report
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 01/31/19 09:23 AM EST
The Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reportedly moving forward with plans to lease land near sacred Native American sites in New Mexico to companies for oil and natural gas drilling.
The Associated Press reports that a BLM spokeswoman confirmed that a public comment period for the leases will begin on Feb. 11.
Democrats in the state and other local officials have blasted the agency for continuing the process even though critics were largely shut out of the process in January due to the record-long shutdown.
“It’s a mistake that while critical public services were shuttered for 35 days during the government shutdown, BLM still moved forward with this opaque process,” Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) told the AP.
More:
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/427810-sales-of-oil-leases-proceeding-near-sacred-sites-in-nm-report