WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period today to receive public input on plans to include 15 oil and gas parcels in five Eastern States, including Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Ohio, totaling approximately 2,830 acres, in a March 2027 sale. The comment period ends Dec. 9.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in July and is now seeking public comment on the parcels and related environmental analysis. The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel.
Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and ...