hydraulic fracturing

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 liste

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 c

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

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.

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 p

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

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 paraphern

Wyoming regulators have agreed not to identify 146 chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing since disclosure rules took effect nearly a year ago, Doug Randall reports. Business reporter Sharon Fain says Envision Financials has merged with Laramie based Happy Jack Software. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Federal Government is proposing to control air pollution at oil and gas wells, especially those drilled using hydraulic fracturing, Doug Randall has the story. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says a new internet tool will assist entrepreneurs with building successful business operations. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.