bighorn river

Boysen, Moneta plan draws sharp divide between counties

More than 300 central Wyoming residents offer tale of two counties, predicting the best of times, the worst of times for Fremont, Hot Springs.

May 28, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 4 Comments

More than 300 central Wyoming residents offer tale of two counties, predicting the best of times, the worst of times for Fremont, Hot Springs.

BLM offers draft for Moneta: font of revenue, pollutants

April 19, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 1 Comment

Draft EIS for 4,250-well project that anticipates $198 million a year in tax revenue is linked to Wyoming’s plan for discharging treated and tainted water into Boysen Reservoir.

Residents fret about oilfield dumping plan for Bighorn River

April 5, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 9 Comments

Big Horn County, the town of Thermopolis and a conservation district want the DEQ to explain to their communities its plan to allow discharges of pollutants into Boysen Reservoir and give them time to respond.