Press Releases

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today welcomed news that the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold tribal consultations this week with the Navajo Nation as Secretary Doug Burgum reconsiders the 2023 land withdrawal around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

DENVER – Today, Western Energy Alliance applauded the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for delaying implementation of portions of the Waste Prevention Rule that was finalized toward the end of the Biden Administration.

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today applauded the announcement of Steve Pearce’s nomination as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance will honor Vicki Hollub, president and chief executive officer of Occidental (Oxy), with the Wildcatter of the Year award in recognition of her more than 40 years of achievements in business and community engagement.

DENVER – Following today’s announcement by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that the Bureau of Land Management proposes to rescind the Biden-era Conservation and Landscape Heath Rule, Western Energy Alliance President Melissa Simpson offered the following remarks.

A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today highlighted their strong support for the bipartisan “Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act” (SPEED Act).

DENVER — A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today called on lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to “take swift action on permitting reform.”

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today submitted public comments responding to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ (USFWS) request for information on improvements to voluntary conservation agreements under of Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today applauded the U.S. Senate for passing a budget reconciliation package that advances oil and natural gas production on federal public lands.

Western Energy Alliance today applauded the Trump Administration’s decision to streamline project permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).