oil and gas drilling

Tribal leaders are meeting with land managers as the Biden administration considers prohibiting new oil and gas development on nearly 550 square miles of federal land in northwestern New Mexico near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Tuesday called for increased domestic oil drilling to make up for the loss of Russian imports.

The U.S. government, environmentalists and an energy company have reached a settlement over contested oil and gas leases in an area in New Mexico held sacred by Native American tribes. The agreement approved by a federal judge earlier this week would pause drilling on a few dozen parcels near Chaco Culture National Historical Park while federal land managers conduct an environmental review and consult further with tribes.

The City of Flagstaff has filed a temporary restraining order against a Canadian energy company to block oil, gas and helium drilling east of the city.…

The federal government has unveiled final management plans for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized more than two years…