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November 18, 2016 by

Federal leasing process (still) wastes BLM resources, taxpayer dollars

Judging by recent federal lease sale activity in Nevada, you might think Elko County is home to the next Bakken. For its upcoming, March 2017 lease sale, the Bureau of […]

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November 17, 2016 by

Popular BLM reforms will cut natural gas waste on public lands

Each year, taxpayers lose out on nearly $330 million worth of methane gas taken from public lands. Some is lost through leaky and antiquated equipment and pipelines, but most is […]

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July 25, 2016 by

New government report on natural gas waste outlines why the BLM methane rule is desperately needed— and quickly

A new report out by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showcases just how badly the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to revamp the way it monitors and permits methane […]

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June 15, 2016 by

Senate should stand with the West and drop riders to defund BLM methane waste rule

The House of Representatives has missed a big opportunity to protect Western communities from fiscal waste and protect taxpayer dollars. They just passed an irresponsible budget bill packed with giveaways to […]

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June 9, 2016 by

Money burning

Wyoming lawmakers should support BLM’s methane waste rule and seize the millions of dollars that are on the table

When your state is discussing which agencies will get budget cuts, is currently toying with making massive cuts to the athletics program of your only NCAA-Division I school in the […]

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May 2, 2016 by

Five debunked myths of the Bureau of Land Management’s methane waste rule

Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources, subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to combat methane waste, where lawmakers, agency […]

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April 21, 2015 by

The nation has to do better than regional standards to combat methane waste

In case you missed it, and it looks like Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper may have, NASA scientists descended on the Four Corners region of the southwest to discuss the problem […]

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March 19, 2015 by

Report: Methane pollution from venting and flaring on public lands up 51% 

Oil and gas development on America’s public lands continues to result in wasteful emissions, according to a new report out today. In fact, the report states that methane emissions from venting […]

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January 26, 2015 by

ICYMI: New Mexico Visit by BLM, DOI Chiefs Highlights Costs of Methane Emissions

In case you missed it, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and BLM Director Neil Kornze visited Carlsbad, New Mexico last week to highlight the costly impacts associated with venting and flaring […]

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January 15, 2015 by

Methane announcement from White House means it’s time for BLM to take action

Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced some big-deal steps to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40-45% of 2012 levels by 2025. Here’s our take from yesterday: […]

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