Trump admin's Nevada oil and gas sale on public lands violates court order, land groups report

RENO -- The Trump administration is violating a judge’s order requiring a 30-day protest period before public lands in sage-grouse habitat are leased out for oil and gas extraction, greens report.

The Bureau of Land Management on Friday announced a 74000-acre lease sale that includes important seasonal habitat for rare greater sage grouse — public lands habitat designated by the BLM in central Nevada’s Hot Creek Valley. More...