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Grouse by night: Research precedes huge wind farm
Nowhere else are sage grouse as plentiful as they are in Wyoming. Nowhere else do they face as much potential habitat loss amid oil and gas dr…
ND fine against Casper-based oil-field trucking company lowered
North Dakota's Health Department has lowered the fine against a trucking company that was operating for years in the state's oil fields with a…
Six workers inhaled uranium at Wyoming mine, regulatory agency says
Six workers at a Wyoming uranium mine inhaled the radioactive element while cleaning a spill inside a processing building just days before the…
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Crow leader says climate plan would hurt tribe
BILLINGS, Mont. — The chairman of the coal-dependent Crow Nation wants a break from the Obama administration's climate proposal and said Frida…
Grouse's fate shapes energy development in the West
SARATOGA — Efforts to conserve a struggling species of grouse that ranges across the western U.S. are having far-reaching effects on the regio…
Wyoming pushes to participate in Oregon coal case
Wyoming continues to try to pressure Oregon to permit a coal terminal on the Columbia River that could allow export of coal to Asia.
Report calls for more study of Pavillion disposal pits
Regulators need to study 20 natural gas disposal pits to determine if a link exists between Pavillion's gas field and the area's contaminated …
Gov. Mead blasts EPA power plant rules
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to limit carbon emissions from existing…
Livingston seeks inclusion in coal railroad study
LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The city of Livingston wants federal regulators to consider the impacts that increased coal train traffic would have on th…
Could Wyoming's oil boom be over before it started?
Plunging oil prices are prompting companies to shelve expansion plans in the Cowboy State, raising doubts over the future of Wyoming's fledgli…
Washington study: More to do as oil trains pose new risks
The spike in crude oil shipments by rail in Washington is creating new potential risks and will require increased safety measures and improved…
Oil companies settle complaint for $1.2 million
Three oil field service companies have agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a complaint filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss…
Yellowcake roller coaster: Wyoming uranium miners ride rapid rise and fall in price
A brief surge in uranium prices earlier this month offered a glimmer of hope to Wyoming's long-suffering yellowcake miners, but a subsequent p…
Energy Journal, Dec. 2014
Stories from the December/January edition of Energy Journal, looking at the impact of oil development in the Powder River Basin.
Gov. Matt Mead recommends $20M for UW athletics training center
The University of Wyoming could receive $20 million in state funds to build a sports training center for students and Olympic-caliber athletes…
DEQ plans Pinedale open house on plan to curb ozone pollution
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will look to clear the air Dec. 9, when the state regulatory agency will hold a public meeting…
Housing development gaining steam in Douglas
Booms and busts are written on well-worn pages in Wyoming’s history book, and developers study them intently before investing the time and mon…
November 30, 2014 8:00 am PhotosPhotos
President of Wold Oil Properties talks booms, oil prices and break-even points
The Wold family has been involved in oil and gas in Wyoming for more than 60 years. John S. Wold started Wold Oil Properties in 1950, passing …
Wright: A coal town awash in oil
WRIGHT – On some days, Samuel Rodriguez plays owner, mechanic and receptionist at R and B Tire on the outskirts of Wright. Cars jam his parkin…
November 29, 2014 7:30 am PhotosPhotos
Danger ahead: Oil field traffic makes for perilous driving on Highway 59
Several months ago, three students went to board a school bus on state Highway 59 south of Bill. It was early morning, dark and windy. The chi…
Powder River Basin oil production 101
Oil production in the Powder River Basin is not a new phenomenon. The first well in the basin was drilled in 1889, north of the Salt Creek Field.
Commission: Wyoming will need to close four coal plants to meet EPA plan
Wyoming utilities will need to prematurely shutter four coal-fired power plants to meet the requirements of the Obama administration's proposa…
Critics blast plan for drilling near Adobe Town
Environmentalists are assailing a plan by an Oklahoma-based company to drill up to 17 natural gas wells near the colorful badlands of Adobe To…
Douglas navigates an oil boom
DOUGLAS - One of the best measures of the oil boomlet here is the number of RVs parked at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds campground.
November 29, 2014 7:15 am PhotosPhotos
Oil production around Douglas is up -- and so is crime
Jet, a 9-year-old black lab with a graying chin, cantered around an SUV pulled over on the side of an Interstate 25 on-ramp outside of Douglas.
November 28, 2014 9:00 am PhotosPhotos
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