oil and gas

Clean water in Wyoming is too precious to pollute

Opinion

November 20, 2020 by Maria Katherman 5 Comments

Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission decision to permit Aethon Energy to pump millions of gallons of pollutants into an underground aquifer near Shoshoni is wrongheaded, guest columnist Maria Katherman writes.

Scientists: Reworked BLM plan still fails to protect sage grouse

May 19, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 1 Comment

Agency’s preferred alternatives don’t account for four-year population slide, wildfire risks or landscape-scale coordination as the BLM aligns federal conservation plans with states’, experts charge. Others back the federal plan.

Hit pause on BLM oil and gas leasing during pandemic, energy bust

Opinion

May 1, 2020 by Franz Camenzind 1 Comment

With oil and gas prices at an all-time low, the BLM continues putting public lands out for bid to an industry that is in an economic tailspin, writes guest columnist Franz Camenzind, even as COVID-19 inhibits public participation.