Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Trump Administration proposes to sell protected land in Arizona for fracking

The Trump Administration has annoucend a proposal to sell 4,200 acres of public, protected land in northern Arizona for oil and gas development. The area in question crosses the Little Colorado River and is located only three miles from Petrified Forest National Park. It also is close to habitat for the Little Colorado spinedace, a threatened species of fish. Oil and gas industrial activity could also threaten the groundwater in the Little Colorado River Basin, potentially affecting the drinking...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/trump-administration-proposes-to-sell-protected-land-in-arizona-for-fracking
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