Should a private energy company’s recommendation that certain public lands be made available for commercial drilling be kept confidential by the government? Or should everybody be able to know who made the request?

That question is being fought in Colorado courtrooms, with energy companies fighting for confidentiality and environmentalists calling for transparency.

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