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Navajo Nation OKs coal plant extension

May 6, 2013

The Navajo Nation’s approval of a lease extension for a coal-fired power plant on the reservation came after hours of contentious debate and a slew of amendments.

The legislation signed by tribal President Ben Shelly on Tuesday extends the lease from 2019 to 2044 and boosts yearly...

BLM seeks to improve production, royalty accountability

May 6, 2013

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing updates to decades-old regulations to more accurately measure oil and gas produced from public lands, an effort aimed at ensuring taxpayers get a fair return on publicly owned minerals.

The agency is collecting public feedback until May 17 on...

Already-completed Ruby Pipeline project to undergo additional BLM analysis

May 6, 2013

The Bureau of Land Management is revising its formal environmental review of an already-built natural gas pipeline project in the wake of a federal appeals court ruling that was highly critical of BLM's and the Fish and Wildlife Service's analysis of the project's impacts.

BLM announced...

USGS: 7.4 Billion Barrels of Oil Possible in North Dakota, Montana

May 3, 2013

Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the Dakotas and Montana, nearly double the amount previously estimated for the region.

The new number from the U.S. Geological Survey is based on...

Mont. commission opposes proposed EPA rules on greenhouse gases

May 2, 2013

Montana's Public Service Commission says it opposes proposed federal rules to restrict greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants.

The PSC said in a statement Monday that it sent the Environmental Protection Agency a letter urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rules for new...

Mont. ranchers take stand against coal

May 1, 2013

A battle is brewing over the future of energy development in a Montana region laced with coal.

A consortium headed by BNSF Railway Co. plans to build a rail line to take some of that Montana coal to market. But the Tongue River Railroad and a proposed coal mine at Otter Creek have...

BLM issues new right-of-way regulations for renewable energy development

April 30, 2013

The Bureau of Land Management is issuing a regulation that will facilitate right-of-way applications for lands with wind and solar energy development potential.

The regulation — called The Final Rule — will allow the BLM, when necessary, to temporarily segregate lands in a wind or solar...

New BLM rule gives priority to renewable projects over mining claims

April 29, 2013

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has finalized a rule allowing it to temporarily withdraw public lands from new mining claims where wind and solar power developers have applied to locate new projects.

The final rule, set to be published tomorrow in the Federal...

Coalition of states argues for mineral royalties

April 29, 2013

Wyoming House Speaker Tom Lubnau has signed his name to a letter from a coalition representing lawmakers in 11 states that opposes the federal government’s withholding of some mineral royalties to energy-producing states as a result of federal budget cuts. In Wyoming, the amount that the feds...

Colo. reissues key permit for controversial uranium mill

April 29, 2013

Colorado regulators have granted Toronto-based Energy Fuels Inc. a new license to build the country's first conventional uranium mill in three decades.

Yesterday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's radiation program said the company had met all the requirements for...

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