The BLM might allow oil and gas drilling in northwest Arizona. One geologist is skeptical

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BLM proposal to expand fossil fuel drilling on public land violates climate and indigenous rights. | The BLM's proposal to open public land for oil and gas drilling directly undermines climate action (SDG 13), biodiversity protection (SDG 15), and indigenous land rights (UNDRIP). It prioritizes fossil fuel expansion over environmental and indigenous protections, representing a significant ethical violation with long-term ecological and social consequences.