Wyoming oil and gas fields

The state of Wyoming and extractive energy industry leaders argued in Wyoming’s district court on Friday, May 14, that the Biden administration’s pausing of new oil and gas leases is illegal.

Oil and gas-related spills were up five percent for 2021, according to new data from the Center for Western Priorities.More than $1.6 million gallons of drilling related materials spilled in Wyoming in 2021. About half occurred in Converse and Campbell counties, which are the top producing counties in the state.

The largest gas field in Wyoming – and the sixth largest in the country – has been undergoing reclamation over the past few years, and new research shows it has been effective.

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has been running an Engine Emissions Study for almost two years now. For the most part, Wyoming oil and…