Tag: Sage Grouse

Federal oil, gas leases stall over sage grouse concerns in US West

“[M]ore excuses not to allow development on public lands.” – Montana Petroleum Association BILLINGS, Mont. – Concerns over a bird that ranges across the American West continue to delay federal oil and gas lease sales, five months after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell proclaimed the Obama administration had found a way to balance drilling and conservation. The Interior […]