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

BLM’s new oil and gas bonding standards will help ensure taxpayers no longer have to pay for well cleanup. Western Organization of Resource Council members applaud the Bureau of Land Management for finalizing a new rule that includes provisions that will help ensure federal and tribal wells are plugged and reclaimed in a timely way and shield taxpayers from footing the bill for cleanup. In the first significant update to…