The BLM May Stop Notifying Landowners About Drilling Under Private Land. Wyoming Ranchers Are Alarmed.
The proposal would cut public comment to 10 days and remove landowner notices, while the agency says the changes will aid smaller oil and gas companies.
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The BLM may stop notifying landowners about drilling under private land. Wyoming ranchers are alarmed.
Joe and Nancy Rankin’s ranch, just north of Douglas, has been in the family for 80 years. As Joe Rankin manages the ranch, he keeps track of any oil drilling underneath their land. But, due to a controversial federal proposal, his ability to influence or even comment on such operations may soon evaporate. His property and others nearby are already impacted by drilling. “Some spots in my area right now look like a spaghetti bowl from all the pip…
The BLM may stop notifying landowners about drilling under private land. Ranchers are alarmed
Western cattleman are poised to lose almost all opportunity to comment on oil and gas development underneath their property. The post The BLM may stop notifying landowners about drilling under private land. Ranchers are alarmed appeared first on High Country News.
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