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FuckPlebbit 7 points ago +7 / -0

https://www.yourbasin.com/news/biden-halts-federal-land-leasing-for-oil-and-gas-drilling/

Order barely affects Texas, may fuck the shit out of NM though.

Not that I care very much, they shouldn't have voted for him if they didn't want to lose their biggest source of revenue but it's sad.

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stabbingmandrill 2 points ago +2 / -0

The federal government leases access. Slant drilling into protected federal lands is a thing apparently… https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/thro/adhi4.htm You could research it further if you're interested. Most federal land isn't protected in that way though.

Also, that map isn't high resolution. A lot of areas that appear solid there contain quite a bit of privately owned land that is surrounded by federal lands; even in National Parks/Forests/Monuments/etc. There are more detailed maps around if you care to look for them, but most of the readily available ones are rather dated.