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Did you know that there are federal lands in the Marcellus/Utica? The Wayne National Forest (WNF) is a patchwork of public and private mineral rights that covers over a quarter of a million acres of the Appalachian foothills in southeastern Ohio. For years, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under Democrat presidents, blocked new permits and shale drilling in WNF. During the first Trump administration, the BLM began to auction off federal leases and permits. However, Big Green sued, and a federal judge blocked drilling in WNF in 2021, after President Autopen took office. The BLM in the second Trump administration recently announced it has restarted the leasing process in WNF (see Trump BLM Restarts O&G Leasing in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest). Big Green is hoping it can stop any new leasing or drilling with another lawsuit.
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