JACKSON — The Bureau of Land Management on Friday released a long-awaited study that could dramatically expand natural gas drilling on the Pinedale Anticline and would waive seasonal restrictions.
December 16, 2006
Wyoming: Plan calls for drilling expansion
Minnesota: Trouble on the trails
As snow swirled at Stumphges Rapids campground in Mississippi Headwaters State Forest, flurries began coating a “No Motorized Vehicles” sign yanked from the ground and lying on its side.
Incoming chariman pledges new agenda for environmental panel
Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia wants to change the Committee on Resources back to the Committee on Natural Resources, the name it had before Republicans took over the House in 1994. Democrats won a majority in November and will be in control when a new Congress convenes next month.
Utah: Legal pressure forces Utah county to drop off-road vehicle claims
Salt Lake City, Utah — Cornered by an Earthjustice lawsuit, commissioners in Kane County, Utah said this week they will back off actions that invite off-road vehicles to drive over sensitive federal lands in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Utah: Sportsmen need to speak up
Of the 4 million acres currently designated roadless in Utah, 80 percent is listed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources as critical habitat for elk. And, of the 4 million acres, 96 percent is listed as critical mule deer habitat. Nearly all of the acreage is considered critical and substantial habitat for moose.