Insufficient bonds to ensure cleanup of wellsites is a particular concern in Wyoming, petitioners say, where federal minerals make up
U.S. Department of Interior
BLM decision to acquire 35K-acre ranch west of Casper ‘remanded’ after State of Wyoming’s complaints
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to "set aside" a decision to acquire a 35,670-acre ranch
Crude oil surpasses $90 a barrel for first time since 2014, driving average gas prices up
By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square (The Center Square) – Biden administration policies hostile to domestic oil production coupled with
2021: Pandemic politics, wildlife woes and Cheney’s challenge
By WyoFile Staff, WyoFile WyoFile’s stories of the year include a world-famous grizzly, a special legislative session and a political
Wyo preps for less water as drought creeps up Colorado River
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile As federal water managers declared the first-ever official Colorado River water shortage last week,
Gordon Says Interior Dragging Feet On Mineral Leases
By Jim Angell, Cowboy State Daily (this story originally appeared on Cowboy State Daily) The U.S. Department of the Interior
Coal leasing program to undergo review…again
It's deja vu to 2016 Consistent with their note in a press release earlier this week, the U.S. Department of
Republican governors rip Biden for policies hampering fossil fuel industry
By Derek Draplin, The Center Square A group of Republican governors criticized President Joe Biden’s energy policies in a statement
Federal judge halts Biden’s oil and gas lease moratorium
By Derek Draplin, The Center Square A federal judge in Louisiana has halted the Biden administration’s moratorium on new oil
Congressional leaders tour Wyo Energy as Biden’s oil and gas ban continues
Congressional leaders visited northeastern Wyoming last Monday, seeking to witness, firsthand, the effects of President Joe Biden's executive orders on
Haaland Confirmed, Lummis Pledges to Keep Fighting for Wyoming
Following the Senate’s vote Monday to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) to serve as Secretary of the Interior, Sen.
Wyo. Sen. Lummis Continues in Opposition of Haaland Confirmation
The Senate voted Thursday to move forward with the confirmation of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to lead the Interior Department,
Lummis, Daines Put Procedural Delay on Biden’s Nomination of Haaland
Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) on Tuesday announced that they will be putting a "hold" on President Joe Biden's
State Unveils New Grouse Rules as Feds Again Ease Protections
By Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., WyoFile Wyoming officials last week established the framework for a system to offset destroyed greater sage
Judge Strikes Down ‘Sloppy and Rushed’ BLM Climate Review
By Niina H. Farah, Energywire, E&E News A federal judge has again rejected the Bureau of Land Management's review of cumulative
Biden’s Oil Plan: The Good, the Bad and the Illegal
By Heather Richards, Energywire, E&E News An overhaul of the federal oil and gas program didn't make it into President-elect Joe
‘Off The Table.’ Financial Analysts See No Big Climate Bill
By Corbin Hiar and Mike Lee, Energywire, E&E News From Wall Street to K Street, Space City to the Motor City,
Interior Finalizes Rule Easing Off Coal Oversight
By James Marshall, E&E News PM, E&E News The Interior Department finalized a rule today that could curb oversight of state
‘Devastating’ Local Impacts of Proposed Ban on Oil & Gas Leases
A directional drilling rig on public lands in Wyoming (H/t Bureau of Land Management/Flickr, Creative Commons) A ban on
Gordon Lauds Endangered Species Act Revisions
Following roughly two years of public input on the matter, the U.S. Department of Interior approved revisions yesterday to the
Blackjewel Files Bankruptcy
Blackjewel Holdings, LLC, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy July 1 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Commissioners Lauded for Assistance in Private Land Use Dispute
(Gillette, Wyo.) The Campbell County Commissioners recently received a letter of thanks from the Department of Interior for the role
BLM High Plains District Welcomes a new Associate District Manager
(Gillette, Wyo.) After ten years with the Department of Interior and more than 25 years as a field ecologist, Nita