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New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
Their court filing, WildEarth
Guardians v. Bernhardt, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia, states BLM failed to fully
analyze the direct, indirect and cumulative
impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from
oil and gas leasing, in violation of the
National Environmental Policy Act.
According to the lawsuit, the groups
ask the court to deem BLM's action a
NEPA violation. They also request
vacating the leasing authorizations,
canceling all the leases and requiring
the bureau to complete an
environmental impact statement that
analyzes all impacts of leasing.
A July 2019 ruling in the court
supported BLM's leasing process and
denied motions submitted by the two
groups contesting leasing in Wyoming,
Colorado and Utah. District Judge
Rudolph Contreras remanded BLM's
EIS and finding of no significant impact
back to the bureau for reconsideration
(AOGR, September 2019, pg. 18).
Derrick Henry, a BLM spokesman,
says the bureau complies with federal
laws when leasing lands under its
control.
"The BLM's leasing decisions are
lawful and fully compliant with
NEPA, despite the claims made in the
lawsuit," Henry is quoted. "In fact,
these leasing decisions were informed
by public input, as required by law,
which was considered before issuing a

final decision."
The lawsuits target two lease sales in
New Mexico covering 95 parcel leases;
seven Colorado sales for 126 parcels;
four in Montana covering 199 parcels; a
single Utah lease sale for eight parcels;
and nine sales in Wyoming for 1,639
parcels.
Any reductions in New Mexico's oil
and gas operations threaten the state's
economy and funding for public
services and education, asserts New
Mexico Oil & Gas Association Director
of Communications Robert McEntyre.
According to a news report, he cites
industry data showing methane intensity
has declined even as New Mexico's
production has increased.
"Activist groups will stop at nothing to
derail the success story that is putting
New Mexico on the map and creating
unprecedented opportunities for our state,
even if it means eliminating thousands of
jobs from our economy, cutting vital
funding for public schools, or shifting oil
and gas production to other parts of the
world," McEntyre says. ❒

Groups Sue To Block
California BLM Leases
Over Fracturing Fears
LOS ANGELES-Leases issued
during the Obama administration that
cover more than 1 million acres in

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