OIL & GAS: Researchers find highly elevated oil and gas-related air pollution in a mostly Latino Permian Basin community, but federal regulators have yet to intervene. (Capital & Main) PUBLIC LANDS: Utah files a lawsuit seeking control of some 18.5 million acres of unappropriated federal lands in the state, claiming Biden administration regulations hamper oil […]
Author Archives: Jonathan P. Thompson
Jonathan hails from southwestern Colorado and has been writing about the land, cultures, and communities of the Western United States for more than two decades. He compiles the Western Energy News digest. He is the author of three books, a contributing editor at High Country News, and the editor of the Land Desk, an e-newsletter that provides coverage and context on issues critical to the West.