The Trump administration is pursuing a new push in oil and gas drilling on public lands, including here in Arizona.
A new report explores the environmental risks that could come from that.
About 80,000 acres north of the Grand Canyon could be sold later this year for oil and gas drilling, as part of the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels to achieve “energy dominance.”
The new report comes from environmental groups Rocky Mountain Wild and the Center for Western Priorities.
It says the lands included in the Arizona proposal contain biological resources and have cultural importance to tribal nations and Indigenous communities.
The possible sale comes as the federal government is trying to roll back public comment periods on oil and gas leasing.
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