Obama admin bans drilling on 40,000 Bridger-Teton acres
The withdrawal involves a set of controversial oil and gas leases covering nearly 40,000 acres inside an environmentally sensitive area.
Judge: Pavillion fracking contamination case can go to trial
A Wyoming family who claim a natural gas company contaminated their drinking water will be allowed to take their case to trial, a federal judge in Cheyenne has ruled.
Pavillion-area farmers Jeff and Rhonda Locker contend Encana Corp. committed fraud
Gillette center eyed as ALEC members survey energy
Conservative state lawmakers meet this week to discuss energy policy under Trump, including Gillette’s Integrated Test Center.
States’ rights bills preview land transfer fight
Two bills debated by a U.S. House committee offer a preview to a battle over who will own and control millions of acres of federal land in the West.
Oil, gas and nuclear industries anticipate friendly Trump DOE
Any Donald Trump appointee at DOE bodes well for oil, natural gas and nuclear power, but renewables will remain robust contenders, analysts say.
