Feds broke law approving massive Converse gas, oil field, court finds

Feds broke law approving massive Converse gas, oil field, court finds

by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile The federal government violated a bedrock environmental law when it approved a sprawling gas and oil field near Douglas that critics say threatens nesting raptors, other wildlife and groundwater, a judge ruled Friday. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management fell short in its 2020 review of the 5,000-well Converse County Oil and Gas Project by dismissing alternatives to virtually unbridled development across an area t…

Court Blocks Drilling in Wyoming, Says Feds Broke Law

Efforts to grow drilling on federal lands experienced a major setback in Wyoming last month. A district court judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated environmental law when it approved 5,000 oil wells spanning 1.5 million acres in the state. In a win for environmental groups, the BLM has to go back to the drawing board to continue this project. The Plan In 2020, the BLM, led by then–Department of the Interior Secretary Davi…