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oil and gas leases stories: 2 news summaries

US Cancels Gas, Oil Leases Near Utah Parks

Administration moves to drilling in environmentally sensitive areas

Feb 4, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama administration is scrapping the sales of oil and gas leases on areas of federally protected land spanning 130,000 acres in Utah, Bloomberg reports. “Those are American iconic treasures we need to make sure are being protected,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said today, adding that the... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of the Interior • Utah • Ken Salazar • secretary of the Interior • oil and gas leases • Obama administration • President Obama

Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

Feds delay decision due within 1 year

Mar 21, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three months after the deadline for declaring whether polar bears are a threatened species, the Interior Department hasn't issued a ruling, and Barbara Boxer wants to know why. The influential senator said yesterday she wants Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to appear before the environment committee and “answer questions about the... More »

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Alaska • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • Barbara Boxer • Chukchi Sea • secretary of the Interior • Dirk Kempthorne • Senate Committee on Environment • oil and gas leases

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