Retired investigator: Biden nominee stonewalled 1989 probe
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee U.S. lands in the Western states stonewalled a 1989 investigation into the sabotage of an...
US drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge
BILLINGS, Mont. — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their...
Drought, heat, fire force fishing ban on Colorado River
DENVER — Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday urged anglers to avoid fishing along a stretch of the Colorado River because low flows during a...
Wyoming’s 1st female federal district judge to semi-retire
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming's first female federal district judge plans to semi-retire in 2022, opening the way for Democratic President Joe Biden to nominate...
A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is acting swiftly to launch a new investigation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...
Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an...
Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won't allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key...
High court expands eligibility for Clean Air Act exemption
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday said an expanded number of small refineries can seek an exemption from certain renewable fuel requirements.
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Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push
NEW TOWN, N.D. — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract...
Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been...