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A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells. The judge ruled Friday Utah and four other western states challenging the rule have shown they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that the regulation is arbitrary and capricious.
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The Interior Department rule finalized Friday raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67%, in accordance with the sweeping 2022 climate law approved by Congress.
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A new report says the large amount of methane leaking from Utah natural gas production sites not only contributes to climate change and poor air quality but also hurts the state’s economy.
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A lithium exploration proposal near Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah has prompted concerns about how the project would affect the area’s natural landscape.
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The latest Utah news for Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022
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Conservation groups are upset by a proposal to drill for oil on public land less than a mile from the western edge of Dinosaur National Monument.
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The Biden administration is focused on addressing abandoned oil and gas wells as part of its effort to combat climate change. But Utah faces a bigger issue in adequate oil and gas bonding.
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States like Colorado and Wyoming require that new oil and gas wells be built at least 500 feet away from existing homes. But new research shows that...