Wyoming

Wyoming Sets Wildlife Migration Guidelines With Oil/Gas Ramifications

Wyoming oil and natural gas operators are keeping a close eye on new guidelines to protect wildlife migration that were established Thursday by the state Game and Fish Commission.

February 1, 2016

Wyoming Challenges EPA Clean Power Plan

Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael last week petitioned the Obama administration to reconsider its Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule, calling it flawed.

December 28, 2015

Draft Wyoming Flaring Rule Sets Lower Threshold Volumes

A draft of a revised flaring rule in Wyoming will be made public on Monday, the state’s oil/natural gas supervisor, Mark Watson, told NGI’sShale Daily on Friday.

November 16, 2015

Updated Air Quality Standards Raise Concerns For Wyoming’s E&P Operators

New air quality permitting requirements in Wyoming, adopted to meet federal standards, have raised concerns in the oil/natural gas industry about rising regulatory compliance costs at a time of falling commodity prices.

November 2, 2015
Western Governors to Explore ESA Reform, Says Wyoming’s Mead

Western Governors to Explore ESA Reform, Says Wyoming’s Mead

In the wake of the milestone decision by federal officials to not list the greater sage grouse as endangered or threatened, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead late Tuesday said he intends to pursue a regional initiative to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as incoming Western Governors’ Association (WGA) chairman.

September 23, 2015

Wyoming Governor Calls on Feds to Incorporate State Sage Grouse Plans

As part of a governors’ consistency review by western states, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Thursday lobbied federal regulators to seriously consider state plans for protecting the greater sage grouse. The western states want to avoid an Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing for the bird, which could hinder energy development.

August 3, 2015
Judge Blocks BLM Frack Rule on Public, Tribal Lands

Judge Blocks BLM Frack Rule on Public, Tribal Lands

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands from taking effect on Wednesday.

June 24, 2015
BLM Frack Rule for Public, Tribal Lands Blocked by Wyoming Court

BLM Frack Rule for Public, Tribal Lands Blocked by Wyoming Court

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands from taking effect on Wednesday.

June 24, 2015
Judge Blocks BLM Frack Rule on Public, Tribal Lands

Judge Blocks BLM Frack Rule on Public, Tribal Lands

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block…

June 24, 2015
Wyoming Court Calls A Halt on BLM Frack Rule for Public, Tribal Lands

Wyoming Court Calls A Halt on BLM Frack Rule for Public, Tribal Lands

A federal judge in Wyoming on Tuesday night granted a request by four states, two industry groups and an Indian tribe to temporarily block Bureau of Land Management rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands from taking effect on Wednesday.

June 24, 2015