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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

Today, the Washington Post released an in-depth article detailing the causes and consequences of significant methane emissions associated with oil and gas production out West. One of the main consequences of […]

The hot energy topic on everyone’s minds post-midterms right now is one that many of us are all too familiar with: the Keystone XL Pipeline. Both the House and Senate […]

Oil and gas companies flare or vent enough methane from federal lands each year to supply all the homes in Los Angeles, according to a new report from a left-leaning […]

According to a new study released last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has consistently underestimated pollution from natural gas production.  Researchers found that over the past two decades, about […]

This Saturday will mark the 20th anniversary of Public Lands Day.  Scores of volunteers will spread out across some of our most treasured landscapes to pick up trash, work on […]

Here at Western Values Project, we’re excited to hit the ground running. But one thing makes us happier than anything else: we get to speak for our friends, our neighbors, […]