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Conecuh Forest Drilling Battle | Huntsville News
Environmental groups are rallying to stop a federal plan to lease oil and gas rights in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest — one of the last strongholds of longleaf pine and a critical habitat for endangered species like the gopher tortoise and Bachman’s Sparrow. Critics argue the government’s outdated 2004 land management plan fails to account for modern ecological risks, ignoring federal environmental laws and threatening the forest’s biodiversity, recreation, and long-term survival. With the first lease sale slated for March 2027, activists are filing appeals, hoping to force a more…
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