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Sec. Burgum Rightfully Rescinding BLM’s Public Lands Rule

September 10, 2025

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.

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Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform

July 30, 2025

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).

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Oil and Natural Gas Trades Urge Congress to Push Permitting Reform

July 21, 2025

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.”

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Western Energy Alliance Supports Voluntary Conservation Agreements for Endangered Species

July 9, 2025

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).

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Senate Prioritized Oil, Natural Gas in “One, Big Beautiful Bill”

July 1, 2025

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.

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