Wyoming

Six of the top 10 natural gas producing states were also among the top 10 for growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014, but the four remaining states grew at a rate below the national average, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Late last Friday, Wyoming and Colorado filed in federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a new hydraulic fracturing rule on public and tribal lands from taking effect later this month.

Late last Friday, Wyoming and Colorado filed in federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a new hydraulic fracturing rule on public and tribal lands from taking effect later this month.

With the pullout of a natural gas supplier, plans for a gas-to-liquids plant for turning natural gas into diesel fuel in Cheyenne, WY, have hit another potential roadblock, but its principal backer says the $1.8 billion project will move forward.

With the pullout of a natural gas supplier, plans for a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant for turning natural gas into diesel fuel in Cheyenne, WY, have hit another potential roadblock, but its principal backer says the $1.8 billion project will move forward.

In an action watched closely by oil and natural gas interests, the Wyoming Air Quality Advisory Board in the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Wednesday approved measures intended to reduce smog and improve air quality in the state’s Upper Green River Basin ozone nonattainment area.

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Thursday joined national and regional U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials in signing off on a long-term BLM resource management plan that incorporates a state plan for protecting the greater sage grouse.

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Wednesday promised to shield his state from economic harm caused by too much federal regulation in the energy and environmental sectors.

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Thursday unveiled a state plan to establish pipeline corridors through federal lands. An application by the state has been submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish 1,150 miles of pipeline corridors.