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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.
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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.
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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.
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A new study looks into how fossil fuels and renewable energy fund local government services in several states, including some in the Mountain West.
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A Northern Arapaho climate activist reflects on their experience at the recent UN Climate ConferenceBig 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.
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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.
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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.
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Jackson officials wrangle with how to oppose the sale, while others set the stage for a lengthy battle to let the National Park Service acquire it.
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The nation’s top scientists recently laid out a roadmap for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a goal set by the Biden administration.
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The Interior Department is spending around $40 million in tribal communities to plug old oil and gas wells that have caused serious pollution.