All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming natural ressources"

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BLM Says McCullough Peaks Drilling Can Proceed

The agency gave the Bill Barrett Corp a green light to drill three exploratory wells several years ago, but several environmental groups and a private landowner protested the plan, saying it didn’t do enough to minimize visual impacts and failed to consider the area’s wild mustang population.

21Feb2011 | 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