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Trump-era oil and gas leases have been voided across the West. The same might happen in Utah.

Many of the leases challenged in a recent federal lawsuit haven’t produced oil or gas.

(Rick Bowmer | Associated Press) A pumpjack dips its head to extract oil in a basin north of Helper, Utah in July 2023. A new lawsuit targets 145 Trump-era oil and gas leases in eastern Utah, arguing that the Bureau of Land Management didn't adequately consider environmental impacts or public input in the leasing process.