6 days ago The Department of the Interior Thursday announced the release of an updated draft proposal that would establish common sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. Following the release of an initial draft proposal in 2012, Interior received exte
Governor Matt Mead said he is pleased with District Judge Catherine Wilking's order affirming Wyoming's policy regarding the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing components. Environmental groups had requested the ingredient lists from the Wyoming Oil and Gas conservation commission, arguing that the public needs to know what chemicals companies are putting underground
FMC Corporation and local emergency management in Sweetwater County developed a plan to deal with subsidence from trona mining. Doug Randall reports. The Environmental Protection Agency released a progress report Friday on its research into potential impacts of natural gas hydraulic fracturing and drilling on drinking water. The update does not come to any conclusions. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
June 22, 2012 Governor Matt Mead is asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to extend the comment period on proposed hydraulic fracturing rules, which the governor says duplicate Wyoming's rules and are cumbersome and unncessary. Amy Richards reports. Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser is warning residents to be extremely careful with all outdoor activities that could start a fire. He says the current hot, dry conditions have created a fire danger which is usually not seen in Wyoming until August. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
May 1, 2012 The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will be in Denver tomorrow, holding a field hearing on proposed federal regulations for hydraulic fracturing. Kathleen Ryan of Colorado News Service reports. U-S Education Secretary Arne Duncan says Wyoming will receive $1.1 million to turn around it's persistently lowest achieving schools through the Education Department's School Improvement Grants Program. Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
March 28, 2012 Tom Doll, head of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, says the commission is following hydraulic fracturing disclosure rules and the Open Records Act. The University of Wyoming says a test of its text notification system was successful. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
March 27, 2012 Environmental groups are suing the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission over the state's fracking disclosure regulations. Doug Randall has the detail. A joint investigation by several law enforcement agencies, including the National Park Service and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, has resulted in the arrest and conviction of a man for possession of child pornography. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominees to take a close look at an EPA draft report that theorizes a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution in a Wyoming gas field. Wyoming is near the bottom of the list in a new report from Good Jobs First. The report grades each state on how well they enforce requirements related to subsidies given to businesses for job creation. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
A 41-year-old Wyoming man is in critical condition in a South Dakota hospital after being shot by officers following a vehicle chase in the Rapid City area. Encana wants the Environmental Protection Agency to stop taking public comments on a draft report that theorized a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution in the Pavillion, Wyoming area. Doug Randall has more.
Natural gas giant Encana Corp. stepped up an unusually public battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over water-contamination findings that threaten to fuel opposition to the industry's controversial drilling methods. Doug Randall has the details. A spokeswoman for the Wyoming Poison Control Center is warning parents to keep the small batteries used to power some holiday paraphernalia away from small children. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
