NCSD trustees dipping toes into political debate over Biden oil and gas ban By Brendan LaChance on February 22, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees dipped their toes into debate about President Joe Biden administration’s ban on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting during their Monday, Feb. 22 work session.
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Trustee Clark Jensen said during Monday’s meeting that he thinks the NCSD trustees should send a letter to Biden on the issue.
“We ought to have our voice be heard,” he said. Jensen added that in Balow’s letter to the Wyoming School Boards Association, she said that the ban could result in a loss of $150 million a year in education funding for Wyoming.
NCSD school board may draft letter to tell Biden oil and gas ban could hurt students By Brendan LaChance on February 8, 2021
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo. Natrona County School District Trustee Debbie McCullar told other members of the NCSD Board of Trustees on Monday that she received a letter from Wyoming Superintendent Jillian Balow talking about how oil and gas dollars fund education in Wyoming.
McCullar said the letter touched on how President Joe Biden administration’s oil and gas policies could impact education funding in Wyoming and that Balow had asked that school districts have a discussion about the topic and consider sending a letter to Biden discussing how districts could be impacted.
By Brendan LaChance on January 28, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s office said on Thursday that the governor supports Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation in their efforts to challenge President Joe Biden’s executive order halting mining and oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters.
Wyoming’s U.S.Rep. Liz Cheney has introduced two pieces of legislation titled “The Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act” and “The Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act” to prohibit moratoriums on mining and oil and gas leasing and permitting unless Congress passes a joint resolution approving of such an action.
CASPER, Wyo. Oil and natural gas production in Wyoming and Colorado is on the decline ahead of a possible Biden administration moratorium on new oil and
Wyoming, Colorado oil and gas production see declines ahead of Biden moratorium By Brendan LaChance on January 27, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Oil and natural gas production in Wyoming and Colorado is on the decline ahead of a possible Biden administration moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the moratorium on Wednesday, following the administration’s decision last week to supsend new drilling permits for 60 days, the Associated Press reports.
Wyoming politicians and oil producers have expressed anxiety about potential impacts the Biden policies could have on the state’s oil and gas industry, though production won’t come to a halt even under the moratorium.