Bureau of Land Management Releases Long Overdue Revisions of Its Oil and Gas Leasing Policies Agency also kicks off new leasing proposal in central Utah Contact: Landon Newell, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org […]
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Inflation Reduction Act will drastically reduce leasing speculation, a big win for Utah’s public lands
On Friday, the U.S. House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, following a deal by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that saw it pass the Senate earlier […]
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Shake Off Fossil Fuel Dependency
More than a year ago, President Biden directed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to pause all new oil and gas leasing on public lands while the agency conducted a […]
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Why More Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands Is Not the Answer to Rising Fuel Prices
Utah Governor Cox and his pro-fossil-fuel allies are cynically trying to take advantage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to encourage President Biden to quickly lease publicly-owned lands across the United […]
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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 33: Making Progress on Oil & Gas Reform
The oil & gas leasing, drilling and cleanup program in the United States is a mess– needing serious reform, time and money to fix. During the 2020 presidential election, Joe […]
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