Gas prices are on the rise here in Montana and across the country. How high will they go? Experts are weighing in on what we can expect to pay in Montana.
Aside from natural gas, what else is brought to the surface when we drill for oil? Water. A lot of it. That's what makes a company eyeing a move to Billings, Montana even more interesting- they're able to take the wastewater from the oil fields and turn it into useable water for agricultural irrigation.
School officials from multiple states are calling on President Joe Biden to reverse his ban on oil and gas leases on federal lands. Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen (R-MT), signed on to a letter along with public school representatives in Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah, and Alaska.
She's on the record opposing fracking. She's on the record opposing oil and gas drilling on federal land. She's on the record opposing pipelines. And, she couldn't even answer basic questions about wildlife management. She also happens to be President Biden's pick to head up the Interior Department and oversee hundreds of millions of acres of federal land.
Democrat Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went on a frack attack after visiting an oil rig down in Colorado, and let's just say it didn't end well for her. She even got fact-checked by a fellow Democrat on Twitter.
Before you hit the road out of town for the Memorial Day Weekend you'll probably be filling up. Here's a list of the gas stations that currently have the lowest prices.