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Western ranchers and communities applaud new federal onshore oil and gas leasing rule

After decades of grassroots organizing, BLM’s new oil and gas bonding standards will help ensure taxpayers and frontline communities no longer have to suffer from the environmental impacts of abandoned wells or pay for well cleanup.  In the first significant update to the federal oil and gas bonding program in over 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized their Onshore Leasing Rule on April 12th, 2024. While this…