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BLM proposes setting aside oil shale land

RBC (AP) — Federal land managers have proposed setting aside nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming for potential commercial oil shale development.
The draft plan released Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management is meant to provide a framework for developing the region’s large reserves of oil shale and tar sands. Except for experimental projects, there is no current program for commercial oil shale development on federal land.
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