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Federal Oil & Gas Leasing on Public Lands Resumes

An oil rig silhoutted against a pink and orange sunset.

4.29.2022 – A court decision has allowed oil and gas leasing to resume on public lands. That’s as the Interior Department releases a scathing report on the state of the federal oil and gas program. Our Line Opinion Panelists give their thoughts on the change, and the remaining ban on extraction in and around Chaco…

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Changing Derogatory Place Names

Portrait of Deb Haaland.

December 3, 2021 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is moving to remove the word ‘Squaw’ from all federal lands, citing the derogatory connotations it carries for Native Americans. Our panel discusses the timing of the decision, and the influence of Sec. Haaland’s Native voice in Washington, D.C.. Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion…

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