natural gas production

Formal opposition trickled in this week over a federal proposal for managing millions of acres in southwest Wyoming. The general consensus? Not enough local input and federal overreach.

Jonah Energy is being recognized with a national Distinction in Reclamation award from the American Society of Reclamation Sciences, an international advisory group in the energy world. This is the first time an oil or gas company has received this award.

Some say providing Teton County residents with natural gas could come at the cost of the local sage grouse – a bird whose populations have rapidly declined over the years. But, federal and state agencies say the harm can be mostly mitigated.

We’ve reported often on the effects that energy production can have on air quality. The most obvious example is Pinedale, where federal ambient air…