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Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands in Question as Lawmakers Eye Shale Collusion Allegations
A dozen Democratic lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee want to know if shale drillers could see their oil and gas leases and operations on federal lands suspended amid allegations that the companies may have colluded to drive oil prices up. …