Drilling on public land

From The Week, September 15, 2006, p 8:

The Bureau of Land Management admitted this week it had failed to track the environmental consequences of oil and gas drilling on public lands. When the Bush administration first opened the Rockies to drilling six years ago, the BLM promised to monitor the activity's effects on water and wildlife. But in a confidential report obtained by The Washington Post, the bureau said its inspectors were too busy reviewing drilling applications to perform environmental studies.

The Washington Post article is here. Wonder why some folks are skeptical about the government's commitment to properly balance business and environmental concerns?