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BLM’s Mineral Lease Changes Spark Outcry | Cheyenne News
The Bureau of Land Management is pushing sweeping changes that could drastically shrink public input and silence landowners—cutting mineral leasing comment periods from 90 to just 10 days and eliminating the requirement to notify surface owners when their land’s minerals are leased. These moves, aimed at speeding up energy development for smaller companies, threaten decades-old protections for ranchers like Joe Rankin, who’ve faced pipeline chaos and orphaned wells. Critics warn it undermines accountability, weakens environmental safeguards, and risks leaving taxpayers with cleanup bills—all…
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