Although the oil and gas industry and their allies have criticized Obama Administration policies for allegedly restricting the industry’s access to federal lands for drilling, the facts clearly paint a much different picture.
Phil Hanceford, Associate Attorney at The Wilderness Society's BLM Action Center, talks about the importance of managing public lands for multiple uses.
Public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management are commonly referred to as “multiple use” lands. This simply means that the majority of our public lands are valued for the many benefits that they provide to Americans.
