drilling

The Biden administration is facing legal repercussions in WY as litigators claim they don’t have authority to ban leasing on public lands.

Two people with knowledge of Biden’s plans outlined the proposed moratorium, which will be announced Wednesday.

The sites are outside Nye along the Beartooth Front , where the company acquired 282 mining claims.

Wyoming landowners have raised concerns about health risks after a potential drilling project was announced near city limits.

The commission has received nearly 66,000 applications for renewable drilling permits from oil and gas operators in the past three years.

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little says preserving sage grouse is best accomplished with a collaborative process.

The Democratic presidential hopeful told reporters the nation needs to rethink how it protects its public lands.

A combination of horizontal and vertical wells would be drilled under the proposal.

Researchers plan to collect 3D seismic data later this year.

A different group of landowners brought similar complaints that the commission denied last year.