Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden on ClimatePermit stockpiling has centered on oil-rich federal lands in New Mexico and Wyoming.Associated Press
Federal Officials OK Drilling in Beartooth MountainsThe sites are outside Nye along the Beartooth Front , where the company acquired 282 mining claims.Associated Press
Wyoming Panel Passes Update to Drilling Application ProcessThe commission has received nearly 66,000 applications for renewable drilling permits from oil and gas operators in the past three years.Associated Press
Report: Cleanup of Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Could Cost USAmerican Petroleum Institute spokesman Reid Porter said the industry group was reviewing the report and had no immediate comment.Associated Press
Idaho, Utah Seek to Intervene in Trump Drilling Plan LawsuitIdaho Republican Gov. Brad Little says preserving sage grouse is best accomplished with a collaborative process.Associated Press
Up to 4,250 Oil and Gas Wells Proposed in Central WyomingA combination of horizontal and vertical wells would be drilled under the proposal. Zach Spadt
Crews Begin Drilling to Test Carbon Dioxide Storage in WyomingResearchers plan to collect 3D seismic data later this year.Associated Press
Federal Court Blocks Oil & Gas Drilling on 282 Leases in WyomingThe judge did not block drilling statewide, but only ordered the BLM not allow drilling on 282 lease sites until it reconsiders its analyses.Tom Morton
Wyoming Regulators Deny Protest of Company's Drilling PlansA different group of landowners brought similar complaints that the commission denied last year.Associated Press
Administration Eases Rules That Protect Sage GrouseCritics warned the changes could wipe out grouse colonies as drilling disrupts breeding grounds. Associated Press