The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
March 19, 2010

Oil Leases Suspended in Montana Pending Environmental Review
------------------------------------------------------------



In Montana, a federal judge has approved a landmark settlement to
suspend oil and gas leases pending an environmental assessment. Under
the deal, the Bureau of Land Management will suspend sixty-one leases on
over 38,000 acres within ninety days. The oil field operations will then
have to pass a series of environmental reviews before they can be
resumed.



.