Topic: Wyoming
U.S. to protect bird, oil drilling likely restricted
Reuters Environmental Online Report
DALLAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The iconic sage grouse that once roamed the western U.S. plains in great numbers needs protection, a move that will still curtail some energy development, the U.S. Interior Department said on Friday. The bird will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act, but the ...
Energy groups relieved sage grouse won't be listed
AP News
Petroleum and wind groups relieved sage grouse won't be listed as threatened or endangeredAn Interior Department announcement Friday that it won't list sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species opens the way for continued development of the West's wind energy and oil and gas industries. Those ...
US stops short of protection for western sage grouse
AFP Global Edition
US officials Friday stopped short of giving endangered species status to the sage grouse, an iconic bird that is at the center of a dispute over oil drilling in the western United States. The Interior Department said the bird merits protection but will not receive it for now because of ...
US rig count increases by 23
AP News
US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 456 for oil. Fourteen ...
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