RHETORIC: The federal government has decreased royalty payments from public lands to the states

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt opened or closed at least 34 public comment periods despite widespread calls for a halt to rulemakings and major actions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAPRIL 7, 2020 DENVER — A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds that in the month after President Trump signed the first emergency coronavirus bill, the […]

New data show public lands not to blame for education funding woes.

RHETORIC: The oil and gas industry has increased production “in spite of the federal government.” Kathleen Sgamma, from the Western Energy Alliance, told Utah lawmakers during an energy hearing, “We really believe that the huge increase in oil and gas production across the nation has come despite the federal government, not because of it.” AP, […]

Today, Latino Decisions releases new poll results on behalf of Nuestro Rio regarding Latino voter attitudes towards environmental issues, including potential oil shale development, and protection of rivers and drinking water.

At CSU’s Natural Gas Symposium, Anadarko’s Chris Castilian touted lucrative opportunities for jobs and community revenue created by industry’s growing presence in Colorado Front Range towns. Castilian said Anadarko’s drilling “show[s] up in communities that never thought they’d have oil and gas in their backyards,” and in order to exploit those resources, “[Anadarko is] going […]