RELEASE: Interactive Map Plots Over 13,600 Oil and Natural Gas Spills in...
DENVER — The oil and gas industry is responsible for thousands of drilling-related chemical spills in Colorado and New Mexico between 2000 and 2013, according to a new interactive map, called the...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: New Oil and Gas industry Study on Water Usage Misses the Point
DENVER — In response to the Western Energy Alliance’s new report on the water usage by the oil and gas industry, the Center for Western Priorities issued the following statement from Policy Director...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO: Master Leasing Plans – Smart From the Start
Traditionally, oil and gas leasing on our public land has been driven by companies – who decide when, where, and how energy development happens – with the Bureau of Land Management taking a backseat....
View ArticleREPORT: Modernizing Oil and Gas Rental Rates on Public Lands Would Win...
Report coincides with release of Congressional letter to the Department of the Interior calling for the modernization of rentals and royalties on federal public lands. DENVER – A new report released...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Utah Poll on State Takeover of Public Lands Leaves Out Key Facts
DENVER — The Center for Western Priorities responded this morning to a new poll from UtahPolicy.com that omits key factors in the debate over Utah seizing national public lands. Jessica Goad, Advocacy...
View ArticleRELEASE: New Website Offers Information on Efforts to Transfer and Sell-Off...
DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities released a website today to serve as a source of accurate and up-to-date information on efforts by special interest groups and right-wing legislators across...
View ArticleA Progress Report on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s Agenda for Balance
In October 2013, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell unveiled her road map for public lands conservation. One year later, we take a look at her accomplishments thus far and opportunities for the Interior...
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RELEASE: New Maps Show the Rapid Pace of Oil and Gas Drilling in Colorado...
DENVER — The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) released a series of animated maps today that show, for the first time, the tremendous pace and scale of Colorado’s oil and gas drilling boom as it...
View ArticleEconomic Impacts of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
A recent report prepared for the Center for Western priorities by BBC Research & Consulting, examines the economic impact of the Upper Missouri River Breaks, a national monument in Montana. The...
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Taxpayers Lose Big if Congress Lifts Oil Export Ban and Ignores Antiquated...
Oil companies are ramping up an aggressive advocacy campaign to convince Congress to lift the four-decade-old law banning the export of American crude oil. But in its haste to hand the oil industry a...
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2019 New Mexico Oil and Gas Spills Tracker
According to publicly available data from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, there were 1,352 reported spills in New Mexico in 2019. The number of spills last year declined 11 percent from...
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2019 Wyoming Oil and Gas Spills Tracker
Data requested by the Center for Western Priorities from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) indicate oil and gas companies reported 823 spills in 2019, an average of more than 2...
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