State readies for algae blooms
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Harmful algae season is months away, but Wyoming regulators are already gearing up to test for toxins at some of the state’s most vulnerable waters. The Wyoming Department of…
Debate extends beyond Bridger
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The dispute over pollution at the Jim Bridger Power Plant is complicating another set of air quality regulations. Wyoming committed more than a decade ago to installing costly emissions…
Hoback septic case settles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —Admitting no fault, Crowley Capital has settled with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality over a string of septic-related violations at the Hoback RV Park. The settlement was announced…
Gold, copper mine could mean millions for state
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A plan for a potential gold and copper mine near Cheyenne is steadily progressing, with a company putting forth vast community outreach efforts in recent months for a…
Experts discuss health impacts of oil, gas drilling
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A pair of public health experts spoke on the effects of oil and gas drilling development in Wyoming and Colorado during a locally organized panel recently. Thursday’s virtual…
Company seeks permits for new soda ash plant
—————————- GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A new soda ash plant might be in the cards for Green River’s future, bringing with it jobs and other benefits at a time when economic uncertainty is prevalent throughout the state. Jim Zimmerman, the…
Regulators approve first new coal mine in decades
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming environmental regulators have approved a coal firm’s application to construct the state’s first new coal mine in nearly half a century. The Department of Environmental Quality announced Tuesday it will…