Here’s an in-depth background article about the proposed sale from Joe Stone writing for The Mountain Mail. Click through and read the whole thing. Here’s an excerpt:
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will address public concerns about the Mount Princeton geothermal lease through a combination of lease stipulations and studies required by the National Environmental Policy Act. In announcing the lease sale, the bureau released an environmental compliance document known as a Determination of NEPA Adequacy which describes issues raised by 278 public comments and how those issues will be addressed.