What President-elect Obama needs to know about wilderness

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Bidders at a federal auction last Friday snapped up oil and gas leases in Utah’s red-rock country, despite a legal challenge that ultimately could prevent drilling. Last week environmental organizations took legal action to temporarily prevent the Bureau of Land Management from issuing drilling leases.

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