EPA: Oilfield pollution may significantly degrade Wind River
Federal agency outlined flaws in draft permit to allow Aetheon to discharge tainted Moneta oilfield water into creeks, Boysen Reservoir, Wind River.
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Judge to review documents in UW, press suit over Nichols
A judge will examine records regarding former UW President Laurie Nichols to determine if there is “public interest” as WyoFile, others assert.
New grouse plan aims to expand, not just maintain, population
Team recommends Gov. Gordon adopt population “lift” as explicit goal for state with the most greater sage grouse.
Blackjewel permit to remain in limbo as mines’ outlook worsens
Lawyers’ remarks urging the little-watched Environmental Quality Council to approve a permit in May look different in light of Blackjewel’s collapse
Lawmakers quietly explore storing spent nuclear fuel
Management Council votes by email to study housing spent nuclear fuel at Gas Hills, Shirley Basin to bring what a state senator says could be $1 billion a year.
The Drake’s Take
Wyoming fuel tax increase faces long hard road
Opinion
By Leave a CommentState lawmakers managed to pass a dime per gallon increase in 2014 but getting a 3-cents hike next year will be far from automatic.
Madden’s Measure
Time for lawmakers to roll up the sleeves, the interim’s here
Opinion
By 1 CommentThe session gets the attention, but the Legislature relies on the interim — the 48 or 50 weeks between sessions — to get the job done.
Op-eds
An open letter to Gov. Gordon regarding Blackjewel
Opinion
By 9 CommentsPowder River Basin Resource Council chairwoman Joyce Evans urges Gov. Gordon to begin reclamation on Blackjewel mines with out-of-work miners.
Want to protect Wyoming’s public lands? Support tax reform
Opinion
By 2 CommentsThe state’s dependence on fossil fuel revenues makes lawmakers and other officials bend to industry wills at the expense of our landscape, wildlife, clean air and water.
Studio Wyoming Review
Brinton’s temporary exhibitions offer a master’s study in method
The work and the setting are worth the trip to Big Horn, even though interpretive material is lacking.
In Case You Missed It
Blackjewel’s unpaid bills wrecked local businesses, owners say
A year before coal giant Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy, a Gillette couple says the company’s failure to pay its bills wrecked their cleaning business.
Analysts hit plan to dump oilfield pollutants into Wind River
Critics pick apart the science behind Aethon’s proposal to discharge millions of gallons, tons of solids, into creeks above Boysen Reservoir.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Two Elk: The story behind the story
One reporter brought the Two Elk scandal to light and tracked the twisting tale of greed, fraud and government ineptitude for more than a decade.
Photo Friday
Future senator?
Two-and-a-half-year-old Zaidi Orenczak pondered a political future at a senator’s desk during an open house at the restored Wyoming Capitol.