Opposition builds against oil, gas leases near Zion National Park
Longtime Las Vegas businessman Chuck Dimick spent about 15 years searching for just the right piece of land in Utah to use as a weekend getaway spot.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Tesla to reveal a pickup truck within two years, and final Model 3 design in July
Tesla plans to show off an electric pickup truck sometime within the next two years, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter today.
EPA chief Pruitt: U.S. should ‘exit’ Paris climate agreement
Scottt Pruitt’s statement puts him at odds with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive of ExxonMobil, and some major U.S. coal companies.
Utah’s Bears Ears monument is a rock star for night skies — and mineral resources
Supporters of national monuments say that, even under government ownership, federal lands in the West are being fragmented by new roads and oil and gas rigs, and are calling for stronger conservation measures to protect them.
Op-ed: It’s time Oregon clean up its dirty diesel problem
It wasn’t long after I was diagnosed that I learned that railroad workers, firefighters, truckers, miners and others like me who worked with diesel engines and diesel exhaust face an increased risk of several kinds of cancer.
Russia could soon control a U.S. oil company
In a crazy twist of international events, Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, a US energy company based in Houston, Texas.
Ford to add Mustang hybrid, F-150 hybrid and others by 2020
Ford will add hybrid powertrains to two of its most popular models, the Mustang and F-150, starting in 2020.
Oil surplus or scarcity? Shale makes it even harder to predict
The shale oil boom has transformed the U.S. and global energy sector to such an extent that it has upended traditional supply dynamics and made forecasts far more polarized.
Tesla just passed GM to become America’s most valuable carmaker
Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. surpassed General Motors Co. to become America’s most valuable carmaker, eclipsing a company whose well-being was once viewed as interdependent with the nation’s.
Ford says hybrid police car catches bad guys, saves gas too
The next time the cops chase you down for speeding, they could be driving a fuel-efficient gas-electric hybrid.
