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Western Regal Fritillary ESA Listing Not Warranted, Says Oil and Natural Gas Associations

October 7, 2024

CASPER, Wyo. — Today, the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) and Western Energy Alliance (Alliance) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) on the proposed listing of the Western Regal Fritillary butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Brief for SCOTUS Railway Case Filed by Forestry, Oil and Natural Gas Associations

September 4, 2024

DENVER – Today, the American Forestry Resource Council (AFRC) and Western Energy Alliance (Alliance) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition and Uinta Basin Railway, LLC v. Eagle County, Colorado et al.

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Another Huge Win for Federal Onshore Leasing

July 18, 2024

DENVER – On July 16, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), State of Wyoming, and Western Energy Alliance won another significant victory in court as the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia further upheld the first oil and natural gas lease sales of the Biden Administration in June 2022, in particular, the Wyoming sale.

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Oil and Natural Gas Trades File Lawsuit Challenging BLM’s Leasing Rule

May 16, 2024

DENVER — 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 challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

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BLM Leasing Rule Prices Small Businesses Out of the Market

April 12, 2024

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final fluid mineral leasing rule that will increase bonding amounts far beyond what the market will bear.

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Please direct media inquiries to:
Aaron Johnson
ajohnson@westernenergyalliance.org

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