Wyoming Range - Energy leasing advances

Bridger-Teton officials have elected to continue a NEPA analysis on 44,700-acres of contested oil and gas leasing in the Wyoming Range, even after admitting that one energy company has exerted undo influence on the process. The controversy comes at the end of a comment period on the analysis that drew more than 12,701 letters from the public. According to Forest Service officials, roughly 99 percent of the people who commented expressed opposition to the drilling. Read article in Jackson Hole News & Guide.