The BLM Wants to Stop Notifying Landowners About Drilling Under Private Land. Ranchers Are Alarmed

The BLM wants to stop notifying landowners about drilling under private land. Ranchers are alarmed

By Teal Davis / Report for America Joe and Karen Rankin’s ranch, just north of Douglas, Wyoming, has been in the family for 80 years. As Joe Rankin manages the ranch, he keeps track of any oil drilling underneath their land. But due to a controversial federal proposal, his ability to influence or even comment on […]

Interior’s oil rule changes silence landowners, put land at risk, groups say

A North Dakota landowner is among those protesting oil and gas rule changes proposed by the federal government.  The changes affect people such as Donald Nelson of Keene in northwest North Dakota. Nelson is a farmer and rancher who owns surface land but the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management owns the mineral […]

Split-estate ranchers, others oppose rule favoring O&G

Some Western landowners are concerned with a Trump administration proposal that would limit their input on drilling or mining projects on their property. Continue reading…