• House panel bars filmmaker from Wyo. pollution hearing

  

  The House Science subcommittee hearing on water contamination in Pavillion, Wyo., took an unusual turn Wed. morning when filmmaker and drilling opponent Josh Fox was handcuffed and led away by Capitol Police... Read the full article...

  

• A mom-and-pop oil company prospects for gas in central Wyoming

  

  John Wold is one of Wyoming's most notorious wildcatters. At the age of 95, he still enjoys the thrill and challenge of making new oil and gas discoveries... Read the full article...

  

• EPA moving in on state regulation of drilling

  

  Several ongoing investigations conducted by EPA are generating friction between the agency and state officials across the country over the management of oil and gas drilling, and hydraulic fracturing in particular... Read the full article...

  

• State warms to call for bigger OSHA role in stemming workplace fatalities

  

  After resisting more workplace inspections and increased enforcement of safety regulations, some state officials are now considering a bigger role for the Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration in addressing the state’s high workplace fatality rate... Read the full article...

  

• Wyoming Billionaire Backs Santorum

  

  Friess has made national headlines in recent weeks thanks to his contributions to a super PAC that supports Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Friess is the main benefactor of the Red White and Blue Fund, which spent $537,000 on ads to help Santorum win the Iowa caucuses... Read the full article...

  

• Wyoming cautiously reviews insurance exchanges

  

  There are approximately 83,000 uninsured people in Wyoming — a situation that puts families at risk of illness, bankruptcy and death — and an insurance exchange could make insurance more affordable for both small employers and their workers... Read the full article...

  

January 2012