Salazar scraps sale of oil-and-gas leases in Utah

[Fleshdancer]

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a high-profile reversal of the Bush administration, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday the government is scrapping the lease of 77 parcels of federal land for oil and gas drilling in Utah's redrock country.

"In the last weeks in office, the Bush administration rushed ahead to sell oil and gas leases near some of our nation's most precious landscapes in Utah," Salazar said from Washington in a teleconference call with reporters.

He ordered the Bureau of Land Management, which is part of the Interior Department, to not cash checks from winning bidders for parcels at issue in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups.

[eleny]

1. k&r

thanks for this news, dear. i really appreciate it.

salazar was a disappointing senator for us here in colorado. but this is a ray of sunshine.

[Fleshdancer]

4. I have to admit, I was taken back by his appointment...

but it looks like he's working on Obama's agenda. So far so good. :D

[RandySF]

5. He is carrying out Obama's policies

This is why I could never understand all the outrages over his appointments. Obama is setting the agenda, not the cabinet.

[spanone]

2. c h a n g e

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Hahahaha! YES! k+r, n/t