WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include44 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 36,000acres in Kern, Kings, San Luis Obispo, and Fresno counties in California in a December 2026 oil and gas lease sale. The comment period ends September 20, 2026.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in July 2026 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...