Tag: US Department of the Interior

Police arrest 13 at Interior Department oil, gas lease protest

Police arrest 13 at U.S. Interior Dept. oil, gas lease protest By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Police arrested 13 activists on Thursday who were protesting oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the agency responsible for auctioning rights to drill. The protesters from groups including […]