BLM releases preliminary environmental assessment for parcels on Roan Plateau
The draft assessment covers parcels for oil and gas, oil shale and tar sands as conservation groups urge BLM to defer the sale.
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The Bureau of Land Management releases preliminary environmental assessment for parcels on Roan Plateau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened another round of public comment on a proposed December 2026 oil and gas lease sale covering around 127,000 total acres in Colorado, including public land on top of the Roan Plateau. The Roan Plateau, located north of Rifle, has been a topic of interest in the oil and gas industry since the early 2000s, leading to a lease sale in 2007 that was opposed by environmental groups like Wilderness Worksho…
BLM releases preliminary environmental assessment for parcels on Roan Plateau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened another round of public comment on a proposed December 2026 oil and gas lease sale covering around 127,000 total acres in Colorado, including public land on top of the Roan Plateau. The Roan Plateau, located north of Rifle, has been a topic of interest in the oil and gas industry since the early 2000s, leading to a lease sale in 2007 that was opposed by environmental groups like Wilderness Worksho…
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