Judge demands explanation for lengthy delay on energy lease
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BILLINGS, Montana - A federal judge is pressing U.S. officials to explain why it's taken three decades to decide on a proposal to drill for natural gas just outside Glacier National Park in an area considered sacred by some Indian tribes in Montana and Canada.