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Published October 22, 2010, 01:45 PM

Oil, gas lease sales to resume in Dakotas, Montana

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana will resume in December, more than six months after the Bureau of Land Management halted bids because of pressure from environmental groups.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana will resume in December, more than six months after the Bureau of Land Management halted bids because of pressure from environmental groups.

An environmental law group says it likely will protest the upcoming lease sale and might sue in federal court.

BLM spokesman Greg Albright says a review of about 135 federal parcels in the Dakotas and Montana found no significant greenhouse gas worries from potential drilling. He says about two dozen parcels located mostly in Montana would be deferred due to possible impacts to wildlife.

Greg Costello, executive director the Western Environmental Law Center, says the BLM's environmental review does not go far enough in addressing greenhouse gas emissions.

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