Oil & Gas

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

This week, a Montana judge sided with more than a dozen young activists who sued the state for violating their right to a clean environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The landmark case could have a ripple effect across the Mountain West and beyond.

On June 2, the Biden administration placed a 20-year moratorium on new oil, gas, and mineral development in a 10-mile radius around Chaco Canyon national park. While several tribes supported the decision, the decision upset leaders of the Navajo Nation.

The federal government could lease hundreds of thousands of acres in the Mountain West for oil and gas development this year. The Bureau of Land Management announced proposals in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and New Mexico this past fall.

KDNK's Morgan Neely brings listeners Wednesday's news, including GarCo Commissioners approving the first expansion of oil and gas since new rules passed in 2019. And, what's it like to be an artist in residence ... in the Grand Canyon?

Climate activists gathered outside of the lodge in Grand Teton National Park on Thursday, August 25, where the Federal Reserve was holding its annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.

A new analysis shows that the number of homes, businesses and other structures destroyed by wildfires is rising around the West as fires grow in severity and frequency.

U.S. Senators talked last week about the costs of climate change, and potential costs of doing nothing. Some argued we need to focus efforts on local communities and governments. They’re often paying the price when floods take out roads, wildfires pollute waterways or towns run out of water.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West, including the U.S. Forest Service clearing the way for hundreds of cars a day of hot crude oil to pass through the scenic Glenwood and Gore canyons.