powder river basin

The Office of State Lands and Investments has identified about 121,000 acres of BLM lands in the Powder River Basin and in southwest Wyoming that would meet the state’s stated goals.

Wyoming is joining Montana in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. The states say their concerns weren’t addressed in the federal agency’s latest decision to end new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin.

The federal government is ending new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Wyoming is looking to the Trump administration for relief, but economists say that might not matter – the markets are unfavorable to coal.

The Gillette College Foundation will spend the next year coming up with a plan to expand entrepreneurship in the Powder River Basin.The region is the top producer of coal in the country, but demand is waning. They’ll have guidance from a national group, Just Transition Fund, which works with communities trying to get ahead of it all.

If the proposal goes through, coal mining will likely end in the region by 2041 when existing leases expire.

Wyoming’s oil production had a relatively strong year after taking a hit during the pandemic, although natural gas saw a slight decline, according to a summary report from the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS).

Methane has a larger impact on global warming than carbon dioxide. Some states are releasing a lot of it through abandoned oil and gas wells, but a new…

The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) is studying groundwater quality across the state.WSGS hydrogeologist Karl Taboga said the goal was to identify…

Arch Resources has announced its strategy to move away from the Powder River Basin in its third quarter earnings report. The second largest national coal…

Anton Bocek lives on his 80-acre ranch where he deals in hay and cattle near Sheridan. His family has lived there for 42 years. It's the closest property…