Encana Responds To EPA
Canadian energy corporation Encana says “the EPA made critical mistakes and misjudgments” when it released a draft report linking water contamination in the town of Pavillion to hydraulic...
View ArticleConservation Groups Ask Court To Release Fracking Chemical Secrets
A Wyoming court is being asked to rule that the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has been too liberal in giving industry the opportunity to withhold what chemicals are involved in fracking....
View ArticleProposed Federal Fracking Rules Delayed
The Department of Interior has authorized a 60 day extension of the comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations, following concerns from the oil and gas...
View ArticleAt packed public forum, Chesapeake says Converse County is core drilling...
Chesapeake Energy told a crowd of nearly 200 people that Converse County will continue to be a hot spot for oil production. The discussion was part of a public meeting last night in Douglas.Chesapeake...
View ArticleCourt hears case on disclosure of secret fracking chemicals
Several environmental groups went to district court today in Casper to argue that the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission must disclose information about chemicals being used in hydraulic...
View ArticleFracking chemical disclosure decision appealed to WY Supreme Court
Public interest groups that lost a suit about disclosing fracking chemicals are appealing that decision to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Groups like Earthjustice and the Powder River Basin Resource...
View Article'Gasland 2,' a documentary about fracking issues, premiers this weekend
‘Gasland 2’, a sequel to the 2010 documentary ‘Gasland,’ premiers this weekend in New York City. The original film focused on land owners alleging that oil and gas development on their land...
View ArticleReport says states need to better monitor water usage by the oil and gas...
A report by the Western Organization of Resource Councils says the oil and gas industry is using at least seven billion gallons of water per year in just four states: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and...
View ArticleEnergy group says fracking water report is sensational
An energy group says a recently released report overstated issues of water use by the oil and gas industry. The Western Organization of Resource Councils released the report last month and said...
View ArticleWyoming Congressional delegation opposes legislation that would reveal...
Congress is looking legislation that would require the oil and gas industry to disclose what chemicals are used in hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” The bill, called the FRAC Act, is opposed by...
View ArticleA national sportsman group condemns new fracking bill
A bill in Congress that would give states the exclusive right to regulate hydraulic fracturing has raised the ire of a national sportsmen’s advocacy group. Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development...
View ArticleBaseline water testing rule draws criticism from all sides
Opinion is sharply divided on a proposed rule that would require water testing at oil and gas wells before and after drilling.The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has been taking public...
View ArticleGroundwater testing near oil and gas wells: how much data is enough?
A proposal to test water quality at oil and gas wells before and after drilling is making its way through the rulemaking process. The governor’s office and industry hope it will answer some of the...
View ArticleFederal fracking rule criticized by states, industry
The federal rule on hydraulic fracturing proposed by the Bureau of Land Management came under fire today from state and industry representatives at an energy law conference. The regulations establish...
View ArticleEncana Responds To EPA
Canadian energy corporation Encana says “the EPA made critical mistakes and misjudgments” when it released a draft report linking water contamination in the town of Pavillion to hydraulic...
View ArticleConservation Groups Ask Court To Release Fracking Chemical Secrets
A Wyoming court is being asked to rule that the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has been too liberal in giving industry the opportunity to withhold what chemicals are involved in fracking....
View ArticleProposed Federal Fracking Rules Delayed
The Department of Interior has authorized a 60 day extension of the comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations, following concerns from the oil and gas...
View ArticleAt packed public forum, Chesapeake says Converse County is core drilling...
Chesapeake Energy told a crowd of nearly 200 people that Converse County will continue to be a hot spot for oil production. The discussion was part of a public meeting last night in Douglas.Chesapeake...
View ArticleCourt hears case on disclosure of secret fracking chemicals
Several environmental groups went to district court today in Casper to argue that the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission must disclose information about chemicals being used in hydraulic...
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