Lawmakers weigh tax relief for oil and gas, again
Wyoming enacted a severance tax exemption last year that gives the industry a break when market prices are low. New legislation would also offer a tax exemption when market prices are high.
Natural Resources
Lawmakers pass bills to protect tax revenue from coal bankruptcies
Measures aim to guard against delinquent and unpaid mineral-production taxes, strengthen local governments’ ability to collect debts in the event of mineral industry bankruptcies.
Anger at leasing pause shrouds bigger questions of sustainability
Opinion
by 15 Comments Instead of reacting with surprise and anger to leasing moratorium, we should be focusing on long-term solutions, writes our guest columnist.
Stockgrowers on notice as drought, dryness hit 95% of state
BLM warns some ranchers that grazing may be curtailed in the upcoming season.
New Game and Fish guidelines aim to reduce renewable energy impact
Wildlife agency rewrites 10-year-old document to better address conflicts with an increasing number of wind and solar projects.
