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Oil and Gas Producer Filed Suit to Compel Decision on Applications for Permit to Drill on Federal Lands

Lawsuit to compel the Bureau of Land Management to process two applications for permit to drill.

Gunnison Energy LLC v. Haaland

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Energy Company Dismissed Lawsuit After BLM Granted Applications to Drill on Colorado Lands

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Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

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Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

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A potent, short-lived greehouse gas, largely released from livestock, fossil fuel extraction and waste management.

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The release of heat-trapping gases, primarily from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture and industry.

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Oil and Gas Producer Filed Suit to Compel Decision on Applications for Permit to Drill on Federal Lands

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