Industry and conservationists reach a deal to protect tens of thousands of acres.
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The Uintah Basin’s tricky oil and gas ozone problem
Can officials greenlight booming development and clean up the air at the same time?
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Report warns of illegal drilling on federal land
Outdated rules and budget shortfalls make it hard to catch.
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Extraction taxes are on the ballot
North Dakota and Nevada voters might learn something from Wyoming.
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NASA finds methane hot spot over Four Corners
The culprit is the extensive fossil fuel industry infrastructure, not just fracking or coal mines.
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About the price of oil
Since rig counts follow oil prices, the current slump will hurt Western economies.
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War of the words
New oil and gas ‘codebook’ aims to help the public muddle through the fracking debate
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Manmade quakes shake the Southwest
Tremors in Colorado and New Mexico linked to coalbed methane extraction.
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Fracking Georgia O’Keeffe Country
Drill rigs pop up near Navajo communities, Chaco Canyon and the iconic Black Place.
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Jared Polis abandons anti-fracking initiatives
A Democratic family feud takes a surprising turn in Colorado.
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The Latest: 20,000 Utah acres protected from drilling
BackstoryFor years, Utah conservationists struggled to protect sensitive environments from four-wheeling, oil and gas and other development – until conservative lawmakers like Republican Rep. Rob Bishop realized that state-held lands with wilderness characteristics could be used to bargain for mineral-rich, federally owned tracts. In 2013, Bishop began negotiating a compromise with wilderness advocates, off-roaders and […]
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Is coal dead?
Which plants are slated for closure or switches to natural gas.
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How mining transforms the West’s ranching communities
Photographs of people and places in flux.
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Hydrocarbon inhalation added to long list of oil & gas perils
CDC investigates yet another threat for one of the deadliest industries in the nation.
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Carrots for conservation
A new conservation program that gives landowners incentives to improve habitat for lizard and prairie chicken.
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Colorado Guv cozies up to natural gas
After butting heads with the fossil fuels industry, Gov. Bill Ritter changes his tune
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Wyoming should take the lead in using CNG
Wyoming is one of the largest natural-gas producing states, so why isn’t the state leading the nation in powering vehicles with this abundant fuel? If the price of gasoline stays high and a natural gas-powered car can run on $1-to-$1.25 per gallon-equivalent cost, however, I think we’ll see the light: We’ll understand that it makes […]
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Roan on the auction block
BLM set to open Colorado plateau to gas drilling despite broad opposition