Opposition to Oil Drilling Leases in Jackson Hole
What happened
John Turner joined local groups to voice opposition to oil drilling proposed for Cache Creek and Little Granite Creek. Getty Oil held three leases up Cache and 25 leases in the Little Granite drainage. The Sierra Club challenged the decision by an Interior Department lawyer to dismiss the alternative of no drilling from the environmental review.
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Why it matters
The opposition and legal challenges relate to resource extraction in the region. The dispute involves the environmental review process for oil drilling leases held by Getty Oil.
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Who's involved
- Getty OilHolds oil drilling leases in the Little Granite and Cache Creek drainage
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Getty OilSpeculative
Getty Oil might face changes in revenue or supply due to the opposition to its drilling leases.
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The entities involved
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Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)