08-24-2004, 03:51 AM
Feds Move To Protect Fisheries From Energy Exploration
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) recently announced it would allow delays in energy-interest leasing decisions until new resource management plans have been completed. This comes in response to growing criticism of companies that lease federal lands for energy exploration. Critics among angling and hunting groups claim the decisions to allow certain energy-exploration projects are currently made using outdated management plans, putting fish and wildlife at risk.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) recently announced it would allow delays in energy-interest leasing decisions until new resource management plans have been completed. This comes in response to growing criticism of companies that lease federal lands for energy exploration. Critics among angling and hunting groups claim the decisions to allow certain energy-exploration projects are currently made using outdated management plans, putting fish and wildlife at risk.
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