The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.
An after school mountain biking club in Farmington, a town that's trying to diversify away from just oil and gas.
"This is a long-overdue update of our oil and gas rules that will make a huge difference on the ground for the future of so many communities," says Ashley Korenblat of Around town, there's a growing frustration these days that the local Bureau of Land Management field office — which controls most of the land around Farmington — has only two full-time staff working on outdoor recreation. There's also only one BLM ranger patrolling this vast region the size of Connecticut.
"We're doing everything we can in our power to try and get kids outside," Conley says."But we're met with opposition sometimes. We're just doing what we can and trying to navigate it."Those who still work in the oil and gas industry around the San Juan Basin say they haven't been getting much support from the agency in recent years, either.an investment manager with Merrion Oil and Gas in Farmington."And all they're doing is making it harder.
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