Climate damage from oil leases on federal land gets second look
In this Feb. 25, 2015 photo, a pump jack for pulling oil from the ground is seen near New Town, N.D.
BILLINGS (AP) — The Biden administration reached a legal settlement Tuesday that requires the government to reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases put up for sale under the Trump administration on government land in Montana and North Dakota.
Similar deals have been reached in recent weeks for lease sales covering thousands of square miles public lands under the Trump and Obama administrations in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming...
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