GILLETTE, Wyoming, May 17 -- The Western Organization of Resource Councils issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: The Biden administration announced today (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-proposes-amendment-buffalo-field-office-management-plan) that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shi  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, May 17 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has energetically thrown its support behind the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, introduced by Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton. The legislation would remove the federal tax imposed on firearms and accessories regulated under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). Joining Cotton a  more

GILLETTE, Wyoming, May 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: The Biden administration announced today that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shifted away from coal as an electricity source as states and energy-consuming companies seek out cleaner and more affordable energy  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved plans to stop coal mine expansions on public lands in the Powder River Basin, spanning Montana and Wyoming. The Powder River Basin is the source of 40 percent of all U.S. coal, and 85 percent of coal produced on public lands. Sierra Club, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies' Beyond Carbon, played a key role in limiting coal mining expansions in the  more

GILLETTE, Wyoming, May 17 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: The Biden administration announced today that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shifted away from coal as an electricity source as states and energy-consuming companies seek out cleaner and more affordable ene  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 17 -- Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Yesterday, Western Energy Alliance, the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, North Dakota Petroleum Council, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, and Utah Petroleum Association filed a lawsuit (https://web.westernenergyalliance.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=7915) challenging the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Flu  more

GILLETTE, Wyoming, May 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: The Biden administration announced today that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shifted away from coal as an electricity source as states and energy-consuming companies seek out cleaner and more affordable  more