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Oil-gas lease moratorium: Not much impact in Montana No current operating rig on fed lands in MT By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-02-01 19:40:19-05 HELENA — Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Montana impacts of President Joe Biden’s executive orders on oil-and-gas development. While President Biden’s order to halt oil-and-gas leasing on federal lands has been blasted by the industry and GOP members of Montana’s congressional delegation, the impact on actual production or revenues in the state appears minimal. Not a sin...

If Keystone XL pipeline is toast – what are true impacts for Montana? Construction jobs, tax revenue lost . and last updated 2021-01-29 20:08:46-05 HELENA — Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Montana impacts of President Joe Biden’s orders on oil-and-gas development. As President Biden halts the Keystone XL Pipeline and oil-and-gas leasing on federal lands, Republican critics here are accusing him of ending thousands of jobs and costing the state millions in tax revenue. The two orders, issued in the past week, will certainly impact the oil-and-g...

Jan 30, 2021 A house fire ignited around noon Friday at Lot 6 on Division Street in Moundsville. City Fire Chief Gary Brandon said no injuries were reported, and the homeowner was not home at the time. The cause of the fire was unknown Friday evening and remains under investigation. The Moundsville Fire Department was joined by the VFD and Glen Dale Fire Department, as well as Marshall County EMS and Moundsville Police Department. (Photo by Alan Olson) NEWSLETTER I'm interested in (please check all that apply) Daily Newsletter

The suspension, part of a review of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies, went into effect after Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega signed the order on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The move is in line with Biden’s campaign pledge to stop new drilling on federal lands. Biden also said he’d end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address so-called climate change. The suspension also applies to new coal leases and permits and blocks the approval of mining plans. But the order did not ban new drilling outright. It included an exception giving a h...