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September 16, 2016

Sit-in at Interior Dept. Demands Obama End Oil Leases on Federal Land
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In Washington, D.C., several people were arrested during a sit-in at the
headquarters of the Department of the Interior, demanding the Obama
administration stop leasing of federal land for oil and gas drilling.
The sit-in came after activists delivered a petition signed by more than
a million people demanding the end of the lease sales. This is one of
the protesters at the sit-in. bq.

Protester: "We are mothers. We are daughters. We are sisters. We are
here because our American public needs to know. BOEM don't want you to
know; we want you to know. We need your help. Help us. Help our family.
Help our land. Help our community."

Topics:Natural Gas & Oil Drilling

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