Study: Fracking Chemicals Didn't Spread
A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water at a western Pennsylvania...
View ArticleProposed Bill Blocks National Energy Tax
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi and others have introduced a bill to block President Barack Obama from going around Congress to implement a national energy tax. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleGov. Mead: EPA's " Sue and Settle " Policy Detrimental to Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead says that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is skirting the law through a pattern of settling lawsuits after being sued by special interest groups. In a letter to the...
View ArticleWyoming Officials React to EPA's Proposed Carbon Rule
Lummis says the EPA proposal would require all new coal-fired power plants to have carbon emissions capturing and sequestration systems that are not currently available in the marketplace. Read...
View ArticleWyoming Taking Part in Lawsuit Against EPA
Wyoming is one of a dozen states suing the Environmental Protection Agency over what the states see as a cozy relationship between the agency and environmental groups. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleEPA: Lands Around Riverton Still 'Indian Country'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that nearly 1.5 million acres around Riverton that Congress opened for settlement by non-Indians early last century remains legally Indian...
View ArticleInjection Well Being Drilled at Cheyenne Refinery
A well being drilled at the HollyFrontier Corp. refinery in Cheyenne will be used to study whether wastewater tainted with selenium could be disposed of by injecting it deep underground. Read...
View ArticleWyoming to EPA: Place Tribal Boundary Decision on Hold and Reconsider
The State’s petition asks the agency to reconsider and also stay any implementation of its December decision revising the WRR boundary.. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWyoming Asks EPA To Reconsider Reservation Ruling
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead's administration wants the EPA to freeze implementation of its recent decision that over 1 million acres around Riverton remains legally Indian Country. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleTemporary Rebound Expected For Coal Mining in 2014
The U.S. coal mining industry is projected to see a modest and short-lived rebound in 2014, driven by more production in Western states after two successive years of declines. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleEPA Releases Final Regional Haze Rule
EPA officials say the plan will improve visibility across wide-open spaces while protecting natural resources and local economies which depend on recreation. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleNorthern Arapaho Tribe Blasts Wyoming's Bid to EPA
The Northern Arapaho Tribe is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reject a request from the state of Wyoming to halt implementation of the agency's decision that over 1 million acres...
View ArticleU.S. House Votes to Kill New Coal-Fired Power Plant Standards
Representative Lummis said the EPA and this administration are killing Wyoming jobs and in the process suffocating America’s economy, Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWyoming Senators Want To Know Economic Impact of EPA Regulations
Senator's Enzi and Barrasso say are co-sponsoring "The EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act." Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleConservation Groups Appeal Pollution Control Decisions in Wyoming
The appeal was filed on behalf of the Powder River Basin Resource Council, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View Article"Enzi Express" Stops in Casper [PHOTOS]
Sen. Mike Enzi on Thursday said his 21-community "Enzi Express" campaign tour has kept him busy since it began on Aug. 1. The three-term incumbent chatted with Wyoming voters over root beer floats at...
View ArticleCongresswoman Cynthia Lummis Votes to Stop EPA Seizure of Wyoming Waters
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis voted for and the House passed H.R. 5078: the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 Tuesday. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleMike Duncan Discusses New EPA Regulations On Coal [VIDEO]
New regulations place on power plants by the Environmental Protection Agency have been a hot topic in Wyoming news lately. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWyoming to 10th Circuit: EPA's Reservation Boundary Decision was Wrong
Wyoming filed its opening brief in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the EPA’s attempt to expand the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleEPA: Frontier Refining to Resolve Alleged Reporting Violations
Frontier Refining has agreed to pay $153,000 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at its Cheyenne refinery. Read...
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