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On the recordApril 23, 2018
I am concerned about the prospect of opening 54,000 acres of U.S. Forest land in Nevada's Ruby Mountains for oil and gas leasing.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern over potential oil drilling in sensitive environmental areas.

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