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Trump officials eye expanded oil and gas leasing beneath a Utah wildlife refuge. Critics call it wildly irresponsible..

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The Trump administration is considering opening a vast swath of a wildlife refuge near Vernal to expanded oil and gas leasing. Critics call it wildly irresponsible..

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