1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgJordan Rutterhttps://abcbirds.org/author/jordan/Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouserich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I9RadluKbP"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/oil-gas-leasing-2022-impacts-on-birds/">Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouse</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/oil-gas-leasing-2022-impacts-on-birds/embed/#?secret=I9RadluKbP" width="600" height="338" title="“Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouse” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="I9RadluKbP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Greater-Sage-Grouse-lek-by-Agnieszka-BacalShutterstock_600x600.png600600The current Administration announced on Friday, April 15 that it would resume selling oil and gas leases on public lands. And already this week, the Interior Department published final sale notices offering 144,000 acres across nine states. This is particularly concerning given the downward population trends of the Greater Sage-Grouse, a species that continues to be restricted from Endangered Species Act protections.