All Posts Tagged With: "groundwater"

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DEQ Calls for Baseline Data in Wyoming Range Drilling Proposal

Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality urged forest officials to establish baseline data to determine how, if at all, water quality is affected if the energy project moves forward.

23Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Special Report — Water Woes Dry Up Solar Projects

Throughout the southwest, water woes have slowed the pace of solar development. State resource agencies, local governments, environmental groups and local residents have all voiced opposition to the siting of any solar project in their states that comes with large water demands.

24Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Viewpoint: Governor Charts Correct Course
on Fracking Rules

Based upon questions about the process that the commission has been asking, the state is headed in the right direction to find a balance between the economic concerns of the energy industry and the public health questions raised by environmentalists and other residents.

21Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Puts Off Fracking Decision

Members of the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which includes Gov. Freudenthal, indicated that while they want the new reporting requirements to be user-friendly for the industry, it is unlikely to escape more stringent requirements altogether.

14Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA FRACKING STUDY to Take “Lifecycle” Approach to Analyzing Controversial Technique

The industry is particularly concerned about the EPA’s reference to a “lifecycle analysis” as part of the study. The agency has attempted a similar “lifecycle” approach to renewable fuels, with great controversy and little agreement among stakeholders as to the viability of such an analysis.

13Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Vulnerable to Water Scarcity
as Planet Warms

Wyoming is more exposed to drought and the potential impacts of climate change for three reasons, the report states. For one thing, it is the fifth driest state in the United States with more than 70% receiving less than 16 inches of average precipitation each year.

8Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE Breakthrough Could Boost State
CBM Production

The research has yielded a way to distinguish between groundwater and the water produced with coalbed natural gas. The breakthrough could help regulators ensure that produced water doesn’t contaminate groundwater wells.

30Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued