Two Elk fraudster Michael J. Ruffatto locked up
The Powder River Basin power plant promoter reported to a minimum security federal prison in California this week to begin serving an 18-month sentence.
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Protests challenge state oil & gas leases in Red Desert
Objectors say state can meet its constitutional duty to “realize the largest possible proceeds” without endangering cultural sites and game habitat.
Two Elk: The story behind the story
One reporter brought the Two Elk scandal to light and tracked the twisting tale of greed, fraud and government ineptitude for more than a decade.
Mead unfazed by Zinke’s sage grouse plan
Scientists fret potential loss of landscape-scale protections as oil, gas projects advance on habitat.
Ruffatto gets 18 months, $14.4M penalty for Two Elk fraud
A federal judge in Pittsburgh on Wednesday sentenced the power plant promoter to prison for stealing $5.7 million in federal stimulus funds.
