Environmental groups seek to block oil and gas drilling in Conecuh National Forest

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 496

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Two environmental groups Thursday asked the U.S. Department of the Interior to prevent companies from drilling for oil in the Conecuh National Forest along the southern border of Alabama.

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Alabama Ornithological Society alleged that the decision by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management to open about 2,000 acres of the national forest to oil and gas leases violated the Endangered Species Act and the National …

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