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Republican Lawmakers Introduce Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act

February 1, 2021

Led by Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Republican lawmakers are rebuking President Biden’s move to unilaterally ban energy leasing on federal lands. The lawmakers are introducing the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act, which would prohibit the president,

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Wyoming Rep. Cheney Introduces Bill to Prohibit Suspension of Oil, Gas, and Coal Leases

February 1, 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) introduced two bills Thursday seeking to block the White House plan to pause leases for oil, gas or coal on federal lands, a key part of its expansive climate change platform. Cheney, the No. 3 House

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Judge Rejects Move to Prevent Higher Taxes on Mining in Nevada

February 1, 2021

A Nevada judge has rejected an effort by rural counties home to big mining interests to block a move in the state Legislature to raise taxes on mining companies. Judge James Wilson in Carson City declined Thursday to rule on

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American Battery Metals Selected for $4.5 Million Grant by DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office

January 29, 2021

American Battery Metals Corporation has been selected for a $4.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. The company is in the process of changing its name to American Battery Technology Company. This funding opportunity is

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Agnico Eagle Mines and Teck Honored for Sustainability, Corporate Knights List of 2021

January 29, 2021

Two mining companies with operations in Alaska and northern Canada, Agnico Eagle Mines and Teck Resources, landed on the Corporate Knights list of 2021 Global 100 Sustainable Corporations, an index of the most sustainable corporations in the world. With an

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West Virginia Lawmakers React to Biden’s Climate Change Actions

January 29, 2021

The Biden administration has taken multiple actions in its first seven days to address climate change, which has some West Virginia officials worried about the related effects on a state reliant on fossil fuels. President Joe Biden signed executive orders

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Eagle Specialty Minerals’ Permit at Eagle Butte Mine in Question Over Royalty Payments, Wyoming

January 29, 2021

A landowner group has asked state regulators not to renew Eagle Specialty Minerals’ permit to mine coal at Eagle Butte until the company settles delinquent royalty payments, addresses outstanding environmental violations outside Wyoming and answers questions about the long term

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Biden’s Early Climate Blitz Goes Faster, Further Than Expected

January 29, 2021

Oil and gas companies knew they would face a fight with President Joe Biden, who had campaigned on tackling climate change. Nobody expected fossil fuel to come under such an immediate attack. Biden didn’t quietly sidetrack the Keystone XL pipeline

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Cargill to Close Its Avery Island Salt Mine, Louisiana

January 29, 2021

Cargill will permanently end of salt production at its mine in Avery Island, Louisiana. The company had originally planned to halt hoisting salt from the mine later in 2021 because the lease, with the landowner Avery Island Inc., expires at

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Peninsula Energy Continues to Progress Lance Project Development, Wyoming

January 28, 2021

Peninsula Energy Ltd. maintained three new full-scale in-situ recovery patterns at a total design flow rate of 75 gallons per minute during the December 2020 quarter at the Lance Project in Wyoming. A low pH field demonstration began in the

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