Sen. Bennet leads 20+ members of Congress in sending letter supporting BLM Oil and Gas Rule, urging finalization
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Mason Cummings, TWS
Climate and public lands champions in Congress urge Biden administration to finalize Oil and Gas Rule quickly
Today, 21 Members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to finalize the BLM’s Oil and Gas Leasing Rule.
TWS celebrated the news and issued the following statement:
“We’re thrilled to see the support from Senator Bennet and climate and public lands champions in Congress for this rule as these updates are long overdue,” said Miranda Badgett, Government Relations Representative at The Wilderness Society. “The status quo of favoring industry profits over our communities, lands and waters must be broken. This rule is a strong step toward fixing it and we urge the president to finalize this rule as quickly as possible.”
When finalized, this rule – along with other rules currently undergoing interagency review – will play an important role in rebalancing public lands management away from prioritizing extraction above all else and toward recognizing other important values, like recreation, conservation, hunting and fishing, cultural connection and renewable energy development.
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