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Interior Dept. report on drilling is mostly silent on climate change
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Interior Dept. report on drilling is mostly silent on climate change

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The department recommended higher fees for oil and gas leases, but there was no sign the government planned to take global warming into account when weighing new applications.

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Peter Dykstra

Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.

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