oil and gas

The Waste Emissions Charge rule follows several others that limit methane emissions at oil and gas sites. Wyoming is also challenging those regulations in court.

A dozen agriculture, mining, oil and gas organizations filed a lawsuit this month to overturn the rule, which elevates conservation in land-use decisions. They argue it undermines traditional uses.

A new report shows the rate of spills from oil and gas drilling is dropping in the Mountain West region’s top fossil fuel-producing states.

The agency says the increases aim to boost returns to the public, curb speculation and cover potential cleanup for wells that are no longer producing.

This spring, the federal government is expected to finalize a rule that would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands across the Western U.S.

Methane is a strong climate-warming pollutant. And a new study shows oil and gas operations in the Mountain West and beyond are leaking a lot more of it than the government thinks.

A new study looks into how fossil fuels and renewable energy fund local government services in several states, including some in the Mountain West.

Big Wind Carpenter is a two-spirit member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and is from the Wind River Reservation. They currently work as the Tribal engagement coordinator at the Wyoming Outdoor Council and recently attended the United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai in December, also known as COP28. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann spoke with Carpenter a few days after they got back from the conference.

Wyoming’s oil and gas industry continues to look at what comes next for it in the face of climate change and demand for ‘cleaner’ energy, and the industry is creating a network to help do that.

New data shows parts of the Mountain West region have some of America’s highest rates of electric vehicle use – and some of the lowest.