oil & gas

The U.S. Interior Department’s energy leasing review is in full swing, following a call Thursday with a wide range of stakeholders. President Joe Biden requested the review back in January, when he indefinitely paused all leasing on federal public lands.

Utah is supposed to spend revenue generated by drilling and mining on federal public lands to offset extraction impacts. But a state senator from Duchesne County has filed legislation that could change that.

President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce an extended moratorium on oil and gas leasing Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The ban would apply to all federal public lands and would follow a 60-day pause on new leasing announced last week.

Almost 700,000 acres of public land in the Western United States could be leased to energy developers before the end of 2020, including 51,000 acres in Utah.

The Utah Legislature is considering a bill this week that would put a one year pause on new oil and gas regulations in counties with fewer than 125,000…

Environmental groups are suing a Utah state board that distributes oil and mining royalties to communities impacted by natural resource extraction. The…

Thursday morning, June 11, 2020Salt Lake Police Ban Tear Gas & ChokeholdsThe Salt Lake City Police Department has banned chokeholds under a policy that…

Wednesday morning, June 3, 2020Reviewing Salt Lake City PoliceThe Salt Lake City Police Department met Tuesday with leaders of the state’s black…

State lawmakers met Wednesday to review an audit on how Utah’s Community Impact Board, or CIB, has been using funds. The board oversees the Permanent…

Tuesday morning, May 12 2020Drive-Up VotingThe June 30 primary election will be conducted entirely by mail under a new state law. Seven counties will give…

Monday morning, May 4, 2020Utah Surpasses 5,000 COVID-19 CasesUtah topped 5,000 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend according to the latest numbers…

Monday morning, April 27, 2020More Than 4,000 COVID-19 CasesThe number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Utah rose to 4,123 over the weekend. And so far,…