Comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Leasing

Proposed changes would have little impact on domestic oil and gas production but would substantially increase the risk that US taxpayers will have to shoulder the costs of decommissioning oil and gas well sites on federal lands.

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Aug. 4, 2026

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Daniel Raimi and Catherine Hausman

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Testimony and Public Comments

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Comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Leasing

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Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Communities in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Communities in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

Catherine Hausman

Professor, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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Comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Leasing

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