SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a comment letter (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/final-cal-ag-nepa-comments-blm-lease-sale-exhibits9182026.pdf) pointing out the many flaws in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that insufficiently evaluates the environmental consequences of an oil and gas lease sale covering nearly 36,000 acres in Central California. The proposed lease sale of 44 parcels - 43 in the Bakersfield Planning Area and one in the Central Coast Planning area - is the latest development in a long-running attempt to open new parts of California...