News release: “A report released today by the U.S. Department of the Interior reveals flaws in the process through which a controversial set of oil and gas leases were offered in Utah in the waning days of the previous Administration, including several near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Dinosaur National Monument. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, who commissioned the report from a team led by Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes, agreed with the report’s recommendations, and has directed several follow-up actions, including directing that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in coordination with other federal and state agencies, formulate a comprehensive air quality strategy for the region and to form a special BLM team to conduct a final decision-making review of the 77 parcels in question. The report groups the parcels into categories, noting that some of the parcels, particularly those in areas with existing oil and gas development, may be appropriate for development after a final review. Other parcels in and near sensitive landscapes will require a more extensive, site-specific review.”