Quick TakeFederal Coal Leasing Placed on Hold the Department of the Interior is barred from proceeding with federal coal TCS2019-05-13T15:09:03-04:00May 13, 2019|2 min read
Quick TakeThe End of Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee?On April 21, 2019 the Royalty Policy Committee's charter expired, halting the committee's work and leaving its future uncertain TCS2019-05-13T15:11:35-04:00May 8, 2019|2 min read
Valuation RuleReinstated Royalty Rule a Win for TaxpayersAfter years of wrangling, the 2016 Federal Oil, Gas, and Coal Valuation Rule is reinstated TCS2019-04-24T10:42:08-04:00Apr 18, 2019|5 min read
Oil and Gas LeasingBLM Offers Four Times More Acreage in 1st Quarter Oil & Gas Lease SalesTrend continues of big lease offerings without big results for taxpayers TCS2019-04-12T12:13:10-04:00Apr 9, 2019|3 min read
Rolling AnalysisShaving off DOI’s Top-LineBudget bumps for oil and gas activities reflect Trump Administration priorities. TCS2019-04-10T15:45:49-04:00Mar 19, 2019|2 min read
Issue BriefFederal CoalThe current federal coal leasing process does not obtain fair market value for taxpayers TCS2019-04-10T16:07:42-04:00Feb 27, 2019|8 min read
Weekly Wastebasket, CoalBond, Self-BondSelf-Bonding Puts Taxpayers in a Bind TCS2019-04-10T14:42:14-04:00Feb 22, 2019|5 min read
Sales SummaryEnd of Year Oil and Gas Lease Sales Bring Low Bids for TaxpayersDOI offers up three million acres for oil and gas development in eight December lease sales TCS2019-04-10T16:07:46-04:00Dec 17, 2018|3 min read
ReportThe Art of the Land DealFundamental problems in the appraisal functions and operations of land management agencies have caused taxpayers to get shortchanged in federal land deals TCS2019-04-10T16:07:51-04:00Dec 13, 2018|3 min read
ReportTaxpayers Lose in Noncompetitive Montana Lease SaleAccording to BLM records, Highlands Montana has secured 227 oil and gas leases covering more than 113,000 acres of federal land since the start of fiscal year 2018, all through noncompetitive offers. TCS2019-04-10T16:07:54-04:00Nov 27, 2018|9 min read
