Biden Administration Plans to Sell Oil, Gas Leases Despite Climate Change Report

Biden Administration Plans to Sell Oil, Gas Leases Despite Climate Change Report

Despite a damaging report on fossil fuels released by the Interior Department last week, the Biden administration plans to sell oil and gas leases even after a campaign pledge to end new drilling on public land.

The Associated Press is reporting that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is leasing sales for oil and gas mining in states such as Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Nevada, and New Mexico. The agency has scaled back leases in Wyoming and Montana due to potential impacts on vulnerable animal populations. Despite this, Wyoming still has roughly 280 square miles up for leasing.

However, the BLM said that there is not much they can do to prevent climate change impacts from burning the fuels.