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NPS Swivels To In-Depth Environmental Analysis Of Oil Drilling At Big Cypress

A decision by the National Park Service to conduct a more robust environmental impact statement on Burnett Oil Co.'s plans to drill horizontally beneath Big Cypress National Preserve to access oil reserves has prompted the company to withdraw its permit applications at least until it can see what if any changes in them the EIS might require.

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