Leasing ban places Montana’s economy and future in jeopardy
In this Tuesday, May 18, 2021, photo, flares burn natural gas from oil production in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation east of New Town, North Dakota. Oil pumped from Native American lands in the U.S. increased about tenfold since 2009 to more than 130 million barrels annually, bringing new wealth to a small number of tribes. Tribes left out of the drilling boom have become increasingly outspoken against fossil fuels as climate change's impacts grow worse. (Matthew Brown/Associated Press)
On-and-off again relationships can be messy and have a lot of unintended consequences—the same holds true for a federal oil and gas leasing moratorium.
As courts go back and forth on the legality of the Department of Interior’s federal oil and gas leasing ban, Montana’s energy companies and others throughout the country have been subjected to long periods of uncertainty, hurting local economies and state revenues...
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