Leasing of federal lands for natural gas exploration and production, such as this operation shown on the northern flank of Battlement Mesa in Garfield County from an August 2016 EcoFlight flyover, will not be permitted under President Joe Biden’s recent climate action-related executive orders.
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Garfield County commissioners are likely to weigh in once again on federal lands policy, following the recent flurry of executive orders by President Joe Biden furthering his administration’s climate crisis plan goals.
A temporary ban on oil and gas leasing on federal lands is a chief concern given Garfield County’s reliance on tax revenues from that industry, commissioners said.