David J. Hayes is one of the top environmental and natural resources attorneys in the country and is the head of the State Energy and Environmental Impact Center at the New York University School Of Law. Before that, he did two stints at the Interior Department as the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer under Presidents Clinton and Obama.
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David J. Hayes on the 100-year anniversary of the Mineral Leasing Act
Mar 13, 2020
Issue: Oil & Gas
Subject: BLM, Lobbying & Politics
By Center for Western Priorities
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