Companies mining Powder River Basin coal prefer the status quo over new restrictions. For greens, the plan is a disappointment.
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BLM seeks public comment on Wind River-Bighorn Basin oil and gas lease sale review
The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on the environmental assessment for the Wind River/Bighorn Basin District portion of the August 2015 oil and gas lease sale.
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BLM advancing multi-state line on route that avoids most sensitive landscapes
Federal land managers are considering several alternative routes for the 412-mile Gateway West transmission line, originating in Wyoming.
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Study cautions against energy industry's effects on mule deer
Energy development on Western public lands has contributed to the destruction of millions of acres of mule deer habitat in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, according to a new study that calls on the federal government to protect one of the region’s most iconic animals while it still can.
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Are Feds Slowing Oil and Gas Permitting?
Of the seven major oil and gas EISs now in the works in Wyoming, none have gotten to the “draft” stage. Once a draft is issued, stakeholders can better predict when the process might be completed. But in the early stages of the process, Ulrich said the scope and detail of the analysis seems to have greatly expanded.
“More and more is analyzed under the umbrella of an EIS,” said Ulrich, adding that the analysis includes more air pollutants than before, and more animal species.
