Oil Industry Could Help a Nearly-Extinct Bird in New Mexico
The Biden administration last year proposed listing the portion of the lesser prairie chicken population in eastern New Mexico and the southwest Texas Panhandle as endangered, which could be finalized…
Read More...Grazing sheep increase carbon sequestration up to 80%, while also benefiting fixation of soil nutrients under solar panels
Researchers from Temple University have found that managed sheep grazing on an acre of recovering agricultural soil with native plants installed may sequester one ton of carbon per year, which…
Read More...Biden administrator charts path for dramatic solar growth
The U.S. could get as much as 40% of its electricity from solar by 2035 if the country commits to federally-backed decarbonization efforts and adopts policies to promote the technology,…
Read More...Unprecedented action: State shuts down big hydroelectric plant as Lake Oroville drops to historic lows
One of California’s biggest hydroelectric plants was taken offline Thursday after water levels at the Lake Oroville reservoir plummeted to historic lows, which authorities blamed on drought caused by climate…
Read More...New mountain biking trails opening in Coal Basin near Redstone
A network of new mountain biking trails that has recently been constructed on the former Mid-Continent coal mine site in Coal Basin near Redstone open to the public this weekend.
Read More...Growing Climate Solutions Act reintroduced
The bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, which will break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be rewarded for climate-smart practices, was reintroduced today. The bill has…
Read More...EPA settlement with Fleur de Lis resolves oil spills affecting surface waters in Wyoming
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with Fleur de Lis Energy and Fleur de Lis Operating (Fleur de Lis) in which the…
Read More...BLM Wyoming proposes to offer 383 parcels in March 2021 oil and gas lease sale
The BLM Wyoming State Office plans to offer 383 parcels totaling about 483,017 acres in an oil and gas lease sale the week of March 15, 2021. This includes 285…
Read More...BLM advances large-scale New Mexico wind project
The Trump administration today moved forward on a wind project on public lands in New Mexico as it continues advancing major renewable energy projects for approval by the end of…
Read More...BLM approves controversial Colorado management plan
The BLM has approved what it calls a “balanced” land use plan for southwest Colorado that critics say unnecessarily emphasizes energy development over conservation. BLM’s record of decision approves the…
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