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Following last month’s milestone decision to keep the beleaguered greater sage grouse off the endangered species listing, federal agencies in Utah have temporarily closed more than 233,000 acres of public and national forest lands for up to two years while they determine if the lands’ importance to the ground-based bird habitat is such that they should be made off limits for a longer period.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) handling of flaring of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands was criticized in a report released Wednesday by Friends of the Earth, which said too much gas is being flared royalty-free.

A natural gas development plan for the Uinta Basin in Northeast Utah by Denver-based Gasco Energy Inc. was given new life earlier this month when a federal district judge rejected claims by three environmental groups challenging the plan’s approval by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) three years ago.

After months of hearings, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday unveiled a lengthy, comprehensive energy bill that calls for, among other things, the expedited review of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and associated infrastructure, and for any related legal challenges to such exports.

Although it "may seem like an odd time" to encourage more domestic oil and gas production, the United States is missing an opportunity to extend its advantage in the energy sector and needs to reform its national energy policies, according to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Although it “may seem like an odd time” to encourage more domestic oil and gas production, the United States is missing an opportunity to extend its advantage in the energy sector and needs to reform its national energy policies, according to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Everyone, it seems, is giving a piece of their minds to the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its proposed comprehensive national plans for the greater sage grouse.

A dozen states have joined a lawsuit against federal rules clarifying and expanding the reach of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that were published Monday in the Federal Register, asking for the rules to be remanded to federal agencies for reworking.

Everyone, it seems, is giving a piece of their minds to the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its proposed comprehensive national plans for the greater sage grouse.