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Longtime landowner advocate reflects on decades of activism
After nearly 30 years with Powder River Basin Resource Council, Jill Morrison is retiring. “Jill is a veritable force of nature,” one colleague said.
Posted inNatural Resources
Judge: Pavillion fracking contamination case can go to trial
A Wyoming family who claim a natural gas company contaminated their drinking water will be allowed to take their case to trial, a federal judge in Cheyenne has ruled. Pavillion-area farmers Jeff and Rhonda Locker contend Encana Corp. committed fraud when a company bought by the Calgary, Alberta-based oil and gas firm claimed to have […]
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WyoFile’s Wyoming: In Katrina’s Wake,The Roost in Pavillion
PAVILLION—With its gravel parking lot and façade of rough-hewn planks, the restaurant known as Ginny’s Roost looks right at home in this remote ranching town of fewer than 200 people—a good place for a beer and a burger, perhaps, but probably not a candidate for the Michelin Guide. The bulletin board inside the door seems to confirm that first impression: It’s covered with thumb-tacked ads for farriers, boot repair, and a barrel race at the nearby rodeo grounds, with proceeds to benefit a local horse breeder who was injured by falling hay bales.
