Wyoming’s heavy railroad traffic includes oil tankers and other potentially harmful payloads that pose a human health risk.
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Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch may be spared from encroaching oil development
There’s no real strategic plan for the Bakken oil play, no EIS guiding a comprehensive landscape scale management plan.
Posted inEnergy Report, Power to the People
Wyoming’s multi-million dollar effort to clean up abandoned wells fails to launch
Efforts to clean up abandoned coal-bed methane gas wells lacks financing and is mired in outdated rules and regulations guiding oil and gas development.
Posted inEnergy Report, Power to the People
Wyoming wrestles with gas flares that might not help oil production
Flaring natural gas associated with oil wells is a standard practice — often a necessity because the volumes of gas do not justify the cost of capturing it, treating it, and transporting it to pipeline networks for commercial sale. The industry flares particularly large volumes of gas when trying to establish a new oil play — such as the one gaining momentum in eastern Wyoming.
Posted inEnergy Report, Power to the People
Wyoming steps up enforcement on energy industries
The commission, by delaying definitive action for two years, also risked human health and the environment in Wyoming. Violations of our environmental protections are serious and demand action. Oil and gas operations can even operate within regulatory boundaries and still create hazards.
