Bureau Of Land Management

As temperatures begin to cool and local area hunters take to the outdoors, the Bureau of Land Management reminds that fire restrictions are still in place.

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — The Sweetwater County Commission says the federal government doesn’t need to impose rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A quarterly federal auction of oil and gas leases in Wyoming has generated nearly $6.5 million.

In recent years, perhaps nothing in the world of natural resources has been more controversial than the debate over hydraulic fracturing or "fracking." The national debate has been especially significant in Wyoming, where contaminated groundwater near Pavillion was linked to chemicals used in fracking.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office is seeking public comment on what issues to address in an environmental study of a coal company’s proposal to expand its underground mining operation by 320 acres...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Rawlins will take public comments for 30 days before starting an environmental analysis of a proposed wild horse sanctuary about 30 miles west of Laramie. The owners of the 4,000-acre Deerwood Ranch have applied to provide long-term care for up to 400 wild horses gathered from Western public rangelands...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is set to auction off the right to mine more than 400 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin. The 3,200-acre tract is adjacent to the North Antelope Rochelle Mine operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal oil and gas lease sale in Cheyenne brought in more than $22 million for the federal government and state of Wyoming. Tuesday’s sale brought in bids ranging from the federally mandated minimum of $2 an acre on up to a high bid of more than $2,600 per acre...