Sage Grouse Habitat Saved from Nevada Oil Auction
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FROM Center for Biological Diversity
November, 2019

The Bureau of Land Management was forced to pull more than 300,000 acres of Sage Grouse habitat from a Nevada oil and gas lease auction.

In response to a court order prompted by a suit from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, Sage Grouse won a reprieve in Nevada last week: The Bureau of Land Management was forced to pull more than 300,000 acres of their habitat from a Nevada oil and gas lease auction.

Despite minimal industry interest in drilling, Trump's BLM has fueled a speculative frenzy by leasing out hundreds of thousands of acres of sensitive public land in the state, often at rock-bottom prices.

"Leasing Nevada's public lands out for oil and gas threatens the survival of greater Sage Grouse," said the Center's Patrick Donnelly.

"And also our chance at a livable climate."

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