A proposal by the Bureau of Land Management in 2007 involved oil and gas leases on public land. The plan included 19 leases covering 73,600 acres.

Further details about this proposal are available from the Aspen Daily News. The proposal was made several years ago, and its current status is not specified here.

The issue has been characterized as driven by fossil fuel industry interests, with one perspective describing it as greed. For more information, readers can consult the original source.