Natural Gas

The median age in the county is now 44.9, compared with 32.9 in Pittsburgh.

Patterson has said it does not comment on pending litigation but is committed to preventing future accidents.

Other members of the group include Utah, the Ute Indian Tribe and four Colorado counties.

Governor Mark Gordon has led Wyoming to join a newly formed advocacy group that will help the state access global markets for its natural gas reserves.

Natural gas is expected to remain the fuel of choice for power generation with an expected 40% share of U.S. markets this summer.

The report cites ongoing competition from cheap and cleaner-burning forms of energy, especially natural gas.

The oil company can still press its case with Interior or continue to challenge the matter in court.

A Democratic senator from Oregon and environmentalists blasted the proposal as undercutting local communities opposed to fossil fuel exports.