Powder River News

The revenue of a Fort Collins company that offers equipment and software to monitor and control natural gas wells has grown in double digits in each of the last few years -- and it just signed a contract to ...

Two conservation groups have asked the federal government to impose new restrictions on oil and gas development in the West to protect the greater sage grouse, a popular game bird on the decline.

WALTON _ More than 200 people gathered at the Walton Theatre on Thursday night to hear about the problems and pitfalls of drilling for natural gas.

During the 1970s and the 1980s, major mining and oil companies spent millions developing US Gulf Coast lignite mines and projects.

The past two days have been quite a roller-coaster ride for the molten-hot coal sector, and we're here to make some sense of the action for Foolish investors.

The Air Force wants to expand an electronic bombing range in KOTA Territory by more than 25,000 square miles.

While the Governor's press office shot off releases faster than the Gube can text message a Mazzeo lookalike last week, there was one about the Gube signing some phase two report about the so-called "green" ...

A former Kennecott Utah Copper executive has been appointed to run Peabody Energy's coal-mining operations in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.

Four candidates for Wyoming's seat in the U.S. House tackled questions on environmentalists, sage grouse and other energy-related issues at a forum here.

Three people were injured Saturday when a large crane collapsed as it moved a pipe across a rail line at the Black Thunder coal mine in northeast Wyoming, government officials said.

Republican U.S. House candidate Mark Gordon faced tough questions Thursday about his past affiliations with environmental and Democratic causes during a candidate forum held in conjunction with a coalbed ...

Consolidated Biofuels, Inc. , a clean-tech energy and alternative fuels company, today announced that the first funds due under its production payment agreement with Pure Petroleum have been received by the ...

Coal-bed methane driller Mark Blake says he knows what it's like to lose valuable rig time -- and lots of money -- because of government-imposed restrictions on drilling in wildlife habitat.

Two ironworkers remain hospitalized, one in critical condition, with injuries they suffered in a crane accident at a northeast Wyoming coal mine.

Flooding continues to be a problem for parts of northern and eastern Wyoming but the situation is improving slowly.

The Powder River Basin is a prolific uranium camp and host to three producing uranium mines including the Smith Ranch/Highland, owned by Cameco and the Christensen Ranch mine, owned by Cogema.

Coal-bed methane development plans of more than one well per 500 acres will be shelved in certain areas of the Powder River Basin for the next two years, according to federal land regulators.

Assistant Interior Secretary Rebecca Watson said Thursday the terrorist attacks and the Mideast conflict underscore the need to boost U.S. energy production, and coal-bed methane development in the Rockies will ...

Heavy rains across the Great Plains this week have sparked fears of major flooding from Wyoming to the Dakotas.

CASPER, Wyo. - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has warned energy companies and ranchers that it's considering restrictions on new grazing and energy development in the Powder River Basin to try to reduce ...