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Category: Reclamation and Bonding

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

From Homesteads to National Parks, unchecked Oil and Gas development threatens North Dakota

The west brought the Ashleys a sense of solitude and freedom, however, the peace they once knew has since been disrupted by an oil well that was put in at the base of their driveway.

residents on the front lines of oil and gas
Posted on March 10, 2020April 16, 2020

Bonding Crisis Looms in Colorado as Gas Prices Tip Into the Red

Residents of Battlement Mesa and Rifle, Colorado, are on the verge of seeing gas companies abandoning their wells and leaving taxpayers to clean up the…

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Posted on April 13, 2017January 30, 2020

Reducing Emissions and Wasted Natural Gas With the BLM Methane Waste Rule

Don Schreiber has been a vocal advocate for the BLM methane waste rule, a safeguard aimed at reducing emissions and reduced wasted natural gas from…

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oil development in bainville montana
Posted on August 10, 2016January 30, 2020

How an Oil Boom Takes on a Life of Its Own

  "My name is Pat Wilson. I’m a 67 year old cattle rancher who’s had a somewhat checkered career. I grew up on the family…

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montana ranchers with oil and gas wells on their ranch
Posted on March 24, 2016January 30, 2020

“I’ve seen enough natural gas wasted to have heated my home forever.”

"I'm Mike Wilson, and I live in Bainville, Montana. I'm a rancher. My parents ranched on our place before me, and my grandparents and great-grandparents…

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