Sen. Baucus Asks Energy Companies to Move Off of Rocky Mountain Front; Talks to President About Protecting 'Front' From Development

U.S. Newswire › April 19, 2005

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WASHINGTON, April 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is asking 26 energy development companies with leases on Montana's famed Rocky Mountain Front to find a less- sensitive place to drill for oil and gas.

The Bush Administration in October backed away from plans to begin drilling for natural gas and oil on the "Front," as its known, where rolling plains meet the jagged peaks of the Rockies near the Canadian border. But Baucus remains concerned over leases there that pre-date a 1997 moratorium on drilling. He wants permanent, long- term protections for the sensitive area.

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Sen. Baucus Asks Energy Companies to Move Off of Rocky Mountain Front; Talks to President About Protecting 'Front' From Development

In a letter addressed to each company with leases on the Front, Baucus urged executives to consider canceling l...

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