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December 15, 2020
Conservation groups argued on Monday against a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to lease public lands for oil and gas drilling and use. The land, located in southeastern Utah, is currently protected federally and known as the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness, and was granted that distinction shortly after the lease was issued.
The District of Columbia lawsuit was filed against David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior, William Pendley, Acting Director of BLM, and Kent Hoffman, Utah State Director of BLM. The complaint claims that the parties violated the National Environmental Policy Act, by not analyzing and disclosing the effects of the lease, and the Administrative Procedure Act,