The Trump administration is expected to auction more than 110,000 acres of federal land for oil and gas development near three Utah national parks in a lease sale proposal scheduled to open for public comment May 21.
Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef national parks could see new oil and gas drilling and industrial development near their borders if the lease sale proceeds in September. The sale is part of a federal leasing push in Utah and across the West that local public officials and environmental groups say poses a threat to some of the ...
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