Tag: Wyoming
Oil and gas states rely heavily on severance tax
Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming rely on severance taxes much more than other states Texas and other states that produce large amounts of fossil fuels rely heavily on severance tax revenue—taxes based on the volume and/or value of oil, natural gas, coal, and other natural resources. On average, severance taxes accounted for less than 2% of state […]
Wyoming coal mine worker who took train for joyride pleads guilty
Wyoming coal mine worker sentenced to five years probation, restitution A Wyoming man is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge in connection with taking two locomotives from a coal mine and crashing them into another train, telling authorities he was angry at a supervisor. Derek Skyler Brux, 22, was sentenced to pay restitution and […]
Obama’s hydraulic fracturing regulations in court hours after launch
Critics of new hydraulic fracturing rules say States already properly regulate the industry Only hours after the Obama Administration introduced new rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, the energy industry sued in federal court to stop what it says is unnecessary regulation. Two groups, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance, […]
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