The BLM has backed down on issuing oil and gas leases near Arches National Park, Dinosaur National Monument and Canyonlands National Park, all in Utah.
Some of those parcels were within a miles and a quarter of Arches' iconic Delicate Arch.
That said, despite listening to some National Park Service protests, the BLM is still leaving in place a number of drilling leases that are on sites readily visible (and audible) from inside Arches.
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November 26, 2008
Arches National Park gets partial oil reprieve
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