US Bureau of Land Management Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25539445

The Bureau of Land Management implemented four rules today that create more leeway for oil and gas companies wanting to drill on public lands, as required by the spending bill President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress passed in July. But voters will not have a chance to comment on two of the rules.

Note that they're also making it impossible to locate wind or solar on public land