Press Releases
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Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin
Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin (from our coalition partners)
March 1, 2023
Westerners call on Bureau of Land Management to update federal onshore oil and gas bond amounts
August 4, 2022
April 19, 2022
NEPA Phase 1 Rulemaking is Critical to Sound Environmental Decision-Making
April 18, 2022
Statement on Federal Oil Gas Leasing Reform Announcement
March 31, 2022
USDA Needs Solutions, Not Surveys
March, 21, 2022
New Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Should Not Occur Before Program Reforms
January 12, 2022
BLM’s Coal Program Review Lacks Solutions
January 10, 2022
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2021
November 30, 2021
White House Oil and Gas Report Sees the Trees but Misses the Forest
November 23, 2021
National Coal Council Topples Under Pressure
November 2, 2021
Western residents near oil and gas development applaud nationwide methane emission rules
October 21, 2021
September 15, 2021
National Coal Council Under Intense Scrutiny
June 22, 2021
Crucial Legislation Introduced to Address Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells
April 28, 2021
Lowenthal Bonding Bill Would Ensure Timely and Complete Reclamation of Thousands of Federal Wells
April 19, 2021
Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause
April 15, 2021
April 4, 2021
Court Denies Attempt to Dismiss Case Over Coal Council That Refused to Turn Over Trump-era Documents
March 15, 2021
Interior Secretary Haaland Confirmed by US Senate
February 2, 2021
WORC Urges Vilsack to Commit to Bold Action
January 27, 2021
Westerners support reforming broken leasing system for federal coal, oil and gas
2020
October 29, 2020
Remaining Western coal mine reclamation could create thousands of jobs for rural communities
September 22, 2020
Savanna’s Act Passes U.S. House
September 22, 2020
New Bill Tackles Unemployment and Abandoned Wells
August 27, 2020
Conservation groups: Federal Powder River Basin coal plan violates court order
August 6, 2020
U.S. Census Bureau Ends Count Early, Underrepresenting Impacted Communities of Color
July 28, 2020
Remaining Western coal mine reclamation could create thousands of jobs for rural communities
July 16, 2020
Trump Administration Unlawfully Rescinded Protections against Methane Waste, Court Rules
July 15, 2020
Trump Administration Guts Environmental and Public Health Protections While COVID Crisis Deepens
June 29, 2020
Coal Community Leaders Release HIstoric Platform for National Economic Transition
May 28, 2020
April 2, 2020
Bankruptcies and Inadequate Bonds Threaten Taxpayers, Landowners with Orphan Oil and Gas Wells
March 27, 2020
March 20, 2020
March 12, 2020
Savanna’s Act Passes U.S. Senate
February 11, 2020
January 10, 2020
States face massive coal mine cleanup as closures loom, says new report
2019
December 16, 2019
As USMCA/NAFTA 2.0 House vote nears, COOL must be included
December 5, 2019
October 30, 2019
September 18, 2019
Government Watchdog: Inadequate Oil & Gas Reclamation Bonds Cost Taxpayers
August 29, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Unwanted Deregulation of Oil and Gas Industry
July 11, 2019
Montana Rancher Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee On Federal Coal Reform
June 19, 2019
RECLAIM Act Offers Hope of Revitalization for Coal Communities
May 16, 2019
May 14, 2019
Strong Air Quality Protections Gain Ground
May 14, 2019
The Reintroduction of Savanna’s Act Gives Hope to Many
May 9, 2019
Hardrock Mining Reform Seeks to Level the Playing Field
April 12, 2019
Montana’s Medicaid Expansion Program in Peril
April 8, 2019
Conservation Groups Question Cloud Peak Energy Mine Cleanup Bonds
March 28, 2019
January 24, 2019
Department of the Interior Continues Oil and Gas Lease Application Review During Government Shutdown
January 16, 2019
Group Argues for Transparency and Balance on Interior Department’s Royalty Policy Committee
2018
December 19, 2019
December 12, 2018
As Farm Bill passage nears, NAFTA 2.0 is the next step for meaningful ag reform
October 1, 2018
September 18, 2018
Trump Administration rolls back standard limiting waste of natural gas
September 11, 2018
Western groups react to EPA proposal to lessen protections against oil and gas methane pollution
August 7, 2018
Groups sue Trump Administration over committee stacked with energy and mineral representatives
June 19, 2018
Resource councils’ statement on appeals court decision on study of coal leasing program
June 5, 2018
Government Watchdog Highlights Increasing Taxpayer Cost to Cleanup Orphaned Wells
May 16, 2018
Resource Councils Seek Investigation into Westmoreland Coal Mine Cleanup Funds
April 5, 2018
Report Finds Coal Self-Bonding Unnecessary and Risky
March 28, 2018
Conservation groups file to join federal suit over coal, oil, gas valuation
March 26, 2018
February 23, 2018
Judge reinstates BLM methane waste prevention rule
February 12, 2018
Secretary Zinke wastes sensible methane standard
January 30, 2018
Family farmers and ranchers tell their stories
2017
December 7, 2017
WORC criticizes suspension of methane waste prevention standard
October 18, 2017
USDA drops ranchers’ protection against unfair meatpacker practices
October 4, 2017
August 7, 2017
Trump administration reopens fossil fuel revenue loophole, cuts funds for coal counties
August 3, 2017
Family Farm and Ranch Groups Call for Coal Mine Cleanup on Anniversary
June 20, 2017
Report: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Expensive, Inefficient, Unreliable
May 10, 2017
Grassroots effort defeats attack on methane waste rule
April 10, 2017
Groups Ask President to Shut Down USDA’s Animal ID Road Tour
March 28, 2017
Trump climate order is a bad deal for Western communities
February 28, 2017
Statement by family farm and conservation groups on order to overhaul the Clean Water Rule
February 24, 2017
Stay on Mineral Royalty Reforms Hurts Taxpayers
Feb. 21, 2017
New Web-based Project Maps Oil and Gas Waste Stream in Four Western States
Feb. 3, 2017
House uses drastic measure to OK waste of natural gas by oil and gas companies
January 17, 2017
Ranchers’ Groups Move to Defend Pause in Federal Coal Leasing against Lawsuit by Utah Counties