by Krystyna Dillard-Crawford | Apr 25, 2022 | Economy, Energy Development, Oil & Gas, Recreation Economy
Public lands leased to oil and gas companies lose value as current or potential recreation assets. The continued practice of leasing land with low potential for development gives preferred access to oil and gas companies over increasing demand for outdoor recreation...
by Krystyna Dillard-Crawford | Mar 24, 2022 | Energy Development, Oil & Gas, Recreation Economy
Abandoned oil and gas wells prevent rural towns from diversifying their economies away from extraction to other sustainable economic drivers such as outdoor recreation. Many communities in Colorado were founded for the purpose of resource extraction. From mining and...
by Jeff Thrope | Jan 23, 2020 | Oil & Gas, Uncategorized
On January 17th, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada introduced the End of Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020. The bill would prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined to have low or no...
by Katherine Ross | Aug 1, 2018 | Energy Development, Oil & Gas
More than half a million acres set to be auctioned off in Utah Approximately 334 parcels set for September, December oil & gas lease sales Later this year, the Utah office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be offering up over half a million acres in two...
by Katherine Ross | Jun 5, 2018 | Energy Development, Methane Outreach, Oil & Gas
Court keeps implementation of Methane Rule on hold Case to revive the rule can continue On Monday June 4th, a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a request from California, New Mexico, and various environmental groups asking to revive the 2016 Methane Rule, as...
by Katherine Ross | Mar 14, 2018 | Methane Outreach, Oil & Gas
Methane Rule revisions open for public comment Proposed changes would roll back taxpayer and environmental protections After multiple failed attempts at repeal, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published its draft revision the 2016 Methane Waste Rule. Nine days...