| BLM pulls back protested leases in the Wyoming Range |
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| Written by CORY HATCH, Jackson Hole Daily | |
| Monday, 24 August 2009 | |
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Thousands of acres that had been leased to energy companies in the Wyoming Range will be off limits to oil and gas drilling, the BLM announced Sunday. Read more...
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