In July of last year, the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the administrative body charged with regulating oil and gas production,…
On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari to review a Colorado rancher's…
Colorado has now joined eight other western states in the ongoing discussion of state assumption of control of federally-managed public…
Developing federal lands in the Northern Denver Julesburg Basin (“DJ Basin”), Colorado, has been a challenge for many operators active…
As promised by Secretary Jewell in March, see previous post, BLM is initiating a rulemaking process-- Announcement of Proposed Rulemaking…
The Wyoming Historical Society published an interesting piece by Wyoming reporter Dustin Bleizeffer on the history of coalbed methane development…
At the end of March 2015, Montana’s U.S. Senator Jon Tester joined the Blackfeet Nation in calling on the federal…
On April 7, 2015, EPA proposed a new rule to prohibit the discharge of wastewater pollutants associated with unconventional oil…
Last week, the United States Senate passed a largely symbolic budget amendment sponsored by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (chair of…
Mediation typically occurs at some stage of the adversarial process. That process involves parties who are focused on the strengths…