EPA withdraws decision on Afton water
• D.C. delegation assisted, calling the EPA demands ‘not warranted.’ In August of 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) put the Town of Afton under notice, advising the community’s water source, the Periodic (Intermittent) Spring was under direct influence of…
Gordon criticizes proposed EPA rule on methane emissions
CHEYENNE (WNE) — In comments submitted Tuesday, Gov. Mark Gordon criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule establishing a waste emission charge for methane discharges from oil and gas facilities. Gordon stressed that states like Wyoming are effectively addressing methane…
Afton Parks Master Plan is Thursday
• Pickleball, skateboarding and splash pad are options. So as not to interfere with this Thursday’s Community of Kindness event scheduled from 4-7 p.m. at the Afton Civic Center, the Town of Afton scheduled their Parks Master Plan for right…
EPA’s new ‘climate super-polluter’ rule likely to pinch small operators
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Environmental Protection Agency last week finalized a new rule that aims to vastly curtail emissions from methane — a so-called “climate super-polluter” — by requiring the oil and…
SVI Radio Interview-Oct. 10: Violet Sanderson, Afton Town Administrator
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Appeals court sides with Wyoming and PacifiCorp on haze pollution
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A panel of judges sided with Wyoming and the state’s largest electric utility in a battle over haze pollution last week finding that the Environmental Protection Agency erred and…
Bedford boil order still in effect; no ETA for lifting it
As of August 18, 2023, the Bedford Water and Sewer District (BWSD) reiterated that the boil order for the area is still in effect and that there is no estimated time frame for the order to be lifted. “Bacteria was…
Hageman votes to overturn heavy-duty truck rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Tuesday to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles. S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration’s heavy-duty truck rule. Hageman stated in a news release: “The…
Getting Government Out of Your Irrigation Ditch
The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis – The last two years of the Biden administration have been marked by instance after instance of federal government overreach and overregulation. The administration’s approach to the Environmental…
WATCH LIVE: EPA Public Meeting in Afton
SVI Media is providing live coverage of the Environmental Protection Agency’s public meeting which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in the SVHS Auditorium. The meeting is in regards to the EPA’s preliminary determination that the Town of Afton…