THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
April 17, 2023
Submitted via email to BL********************@bl*.gov
BLM New Mexico State Office
Attention: State Director
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Re: May 2023 Protest
Dear State Director Barnes:
The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Earth, and the Natural Resources Defense Council respectfully protest the below-listed parcels in the May 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The reference identifications for the Environmental Assessments1 and Findings of No Significant Impact2 for this lease sale are, respectively, DOI-BLM-NM-P000-2022-0001-EA (New Mexico) and DOI-BLM-NM-0040-2022-00345-EA (Oklahoma). On March 17, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office announced the proposed sale of 45 parcels containing 10,123.91 acres. For the reasons stated herein, our groups protest all 45 parcels:
| NM-2023-05-0413 NM-2023-05-0419 NM-2023-05-0420 NM-2023-05-6132 NM-2023-05-6751 NM-2023-05-6752 NM-2023-05-6753 NM-2023-05-6789 NM-2023-05-6790 NM-2023-05-6795 NM-2023-05-6797 KS-2023-03-0038 KS-2023-03-0039 KS-2023-03-0004 KS-2023-03-0005 KS-2023-03-0007 KS-2023-03-0027 KS-2023-03-0029 KS-2023-03-0012 KS-2023-03-0014 KS-2023-03-0030 KS-2023-03-0034 KS-2023-03-0035 |
NM-2023-05-6798 NM-2023-05-6799 NM-2023-05-6800 NM-2023-05-6801 NM-2023-05-6803 NM-2023-05-6804 NM-2023-05-6805 NM-2023-05-6806 KS-2023-03-0036 KS-2023-03-0037 KS-2023-03-6113 KS-2023-03-0008 KS-2023-03-0021 KS-2023-03-0022 KS-2023-03-0010 KS-2023-03-0011 KS-2023-03-0023 KS-2023-03-0026 KS-2023-03-0009 KS-2023-03-0040 KS-2023-03-0042 KS-2023-03-0044 |
This protest is filed on behalf of The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Earth, and the Natural ResourcesDefense Council. The names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers for each organization filing this protest are as follows:
Ben Tettlebaum
Director & Senior Staff Attorney
The Wilderness Society
1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1150
Denver, CO 80202
(720) 647-9568
Michael B. Murray, Chair
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Unit 77436
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 819-8622
Nicole Ghio
Senior Fossil Fuels Campaign Manager Friends of the Earth
PO Box 7010
Merrifield, VA 22116-7010
510-900-8061
Joshua Axelrod
Senior Policy Advocate
Natural Resources Defense Council
1152 15th St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20010
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1 BUREAU OF LAND MGMT., PECOS DISTRICT OFFICE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, DOI-BLM-NM-P000-2022-0001-EA (May 2023) [hereinafter NM EA]; BUREAU OF LAND MGMT., OKLAHOMA FIELD OFFICE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE,ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, DOI-BLM-NM-0040-2022-0045-EA (May 2023) [hereinafter OK EA].
2 BUREAU OF LAND MGMT., FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, MAY 2023 COMPETITIVE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE, DOI-BLM-NM-P000-2022-0001-EA (May 2023) [hereinafter NM FONSI]; BUREAU OF LAND MGMT., FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, MAY 2023 COMPETITIVE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE, DOI-BLM-NM-0040-2022-0045-EA (May 2023) [hereinafter OK FONSI].