Congress Inquires About Energy Lease Sale Delays

By Chris Riback

Posted December 30, 2015 at 6:25am

The Casper Star-Tribune reports that “members of Congress from eleven states say they’re concerned about postponements to recent oil and gas lease sales.”

“The lawmakers wrote U.S. Interior Department Assistant Secretary Janice Schneider asking her to explain the delays by Jan. 5.”

“They cited postponed sales on public lands in Arkansas, Utah and Michigan.

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