lease sale

A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management was mostly in its right when it held off on some oil and gas leases over the last four years. Environmental groups say this sets an important precedent. Meanwhile, Wyoming, who initiated the lawsuit, is looking toward the incoming Trump administration for more favorable actions for the industry.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with several oil and gas lease sales. The agency is putting up nearly 400,000 acres of public land…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming will delay nearly all of the acreage that had been proposed for a December oil and gas lease sale. Those…