WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Maxine Dexter, today opposed the recent rescission of two key Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas rules on leasing and waste prevention that will harm public lands, reduce community input, increase pollution, and raise taxpayer costs.
In the first of two letters, the Oregon lawmakers denounce the BLM's proposal to rescind the 2024 Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule (the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule).
"[...] BLM's newly proposed rule threatens to dismantle this common-sense progress. We are deeply concerned that the proposed ch...