Oil From Federal Lands Tops 1 Billion Barrels Amid Eased Rules
Oil production royalties collected by the government totaled $7.5 billion in 2019.
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Bureau of Land Management Lifts Fire Restrictions In Four Wyoming Counties
The BLM still maintains year-round restrictions on using fireworks and tracer ammunition on the land it manages.
BLM Puts Full Fire Restrictions in Natrona, Converse, Platte, Goshen Counties
The BLM imposed partial fire restrictions on the four counties last week.
BLM Imposes Restrictions On Fire Activity In Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell Counties
Dry conditions and high fire danger are prompting the restrictions.
BLM Imposes Restrictions On Fire Activity In Carbon County
These restrictions are in addition to year-round restrictions about fireworks and other wildfire prevention measures on BLM and other federal lands.
Federal Land Takeback?
A Republican lawmaker from Cheyenne says that while there is a chance some federal lands in Wyoming will eventually be returned to state control, Wyoming can't simply take them back.
No Land Transfer
Neither Donald Trump nor Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders support giving federal land in the west to the states.
Report:Federal lands support 130k jobs in State
The suspect in a shooting that left four people dead in Wheatland Thursday has made his initial court appearance. Brook Eades has a report. A new report from the federal government says federal lands in Wyoming support 130 thousand jobs and generate about $29 Billion in economic activity. Sharon Fain has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.