A look back at the yearlong freeze on federal oil and gas leasing in Wyoming

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After the state of Wyoming earned $1.67 billion in revenue in 2019 from its natural gas and oil production, the revenue declined dramatically after President Biden took office and signed an executive order suspending new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.

The Casper Star-Tribune took a look back on what happened.

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