Young climate activists gathered at the state capitol Monday to protest a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing sale held this week. The federal agency sold 135,000 acres for leasing in Utah, bringing in roughly $7.2 million. Notably, the BLM deferred all parcels in San Juan County to a later sale, citing a need for “additional environmental review” in that area. Climate change – or at least the threat of lawsuits related to climate change - might have played a role in this decision making. Learn more on today’s news.

[Photo Credit: Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance]