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Falsified public comments loom over Ohio state parks drilling

Ohio's public land leasing commission is still on track to approve drilling under parks and wildlife before year’s end, despite claims that more than 150 people’s identities were used without their authorization on pro-fracking public comments.

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Bill limiting oil drilling without landowners’ consent faces headwinds at Colorado legislature

Conflicts between residents and operators are escalating as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations infringe on suburban neighborhoods.

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Nancy Pfund: The role of public lands in addressing climate change

More than 20 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions comes from fossil fuel development on public lands and waters.

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What a controversial oil and gas leasing plan means for Alaskans

The Trump administration approved an oil and gas leasing plan in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environmentalists worry about the plan's impact on wildlife, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy called it "a milestone in Alaska's ... new energy frontier."
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