Montana Court Vacates 278 BLM Oil and Gas Leases

May 6, 2020/ News Editor / BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Climate, Earthjustice, Environment, Environmental News Service, fracking, Fresh Water, gas, Journalism, Land Use, Latest News, Montana, Montana Environmental Information Center, oil, public lands, RSS, Species, Western Environmental Law Center, WildEarth Guardians

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GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 5, 2020 (ENS) – Montana landowners, farmers, and conservation groups have won a victory in their effort to protect local groundwater and the climate. A federal judge has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management, BLM, failed to consider risks to Montana’s environment and water supply before issuing 287 oil and gas leases in the December 2017 and March 2018 lease sales.

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