Environmental Protection Agency

Simplot to pay $775,000 for alleged hazardous waste violations

July 28, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Leave a Comment

Agreement with the EPA would resolve claims the fertilizer company violated waste and community-protection laws. Simplot would change operations, monitor groundwater and devise a $126-million closure plan.

How much corruption will Barrasso accept in EPA chief Pruitt?

Opinion

April 17, 2018 by Kerry Drake 3 Comments

Pruitt’s behavior is scandalous even by Trump standards, but he’s safe so long as Wyoming’s Jr. senator chairs the committee overseeing him.

DEQ report: Fracking unlikely culprit in Pavillion

November 11, 2016 by Andrew Graham Leave a Comment

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality released its final report on the Pavillion investigation Thursday, again concluding it was unlikely that hydraulic fracturing polluted nearby residential water wells in the area.

The study concluded there was no evidence that fluids …

Court sides with industry on power plant emissions

July 7, 2015 by Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News reporter Leave a Comment

A recent Supreme Court power plant decision is a setback to one of the biggest environmental actions of the Obama administration.

EPA requires more scrutiny of Wyo. gasification project

February 4, 2014 by Manuel Quiñones, Environment & Energy News 4 Comments

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality did not allow for enough public input before giving an underground coal gasification project preliminary approval to pollute an aquifer, U.S. EPA said late last month.

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