Mike is an Energywire reporter based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Since joining E&E News in 2013, he has written extensively about energy regulation and the impact of oil and gas development on communities, including hydraulic fracturing, air and water pollution, pipeline construction, traffic problems, and landowner disputes. He also covers state politics, business news and environmental issues. Before joining E&E News he was an energy reporter for Bloomberg News and wrote for several Texas newspapers including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Native American tribes whose reservation sits at the center of the Bakken Shale oil field said the Trump administration illegally took their property last week when it issued a legal opinion dealing with ownership of the Missouri River.
A group of local governments are suing Colorado over its methane regulations, saying the rules could harm their economies and that state officials overstepped their boundaries.
Chevron Corp.'s shareholders approved a proposal yesterday to disclose more information about the company's climate change lobbying, notching a win for activists who have been pushing oil companies to more completely address their climate risks.
Oil prices started to recover last week after the coronavirus pandemic fueled a historic drop in both demand and production.
North Dakota oil production has fallen by approximately a third in the last six weeks as the coronavirus pandemic crushed energy demand, the state's top energy regulator said Friday.