Fed’s OK of 4,250-well gas field dodges water quality question
BLM approves Moneta Divide gas- and oilfield but leaves to state regulators vexing questions about how to dispose of millions of gallons of tainted water.
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WyoFile’s Thuermer wins high-profile journalism award
Longtime Wyoming reporter takes second in national Society for Environmental Journalism contest for series on pollutant discharge into Boysen, Wind River.
WyoFile wins journalism honors
Ten stories about the state’s troubled plan allowing pollution flows from Moneta Divide gas- and oilfield wins recognition among all western newspapers and news sites.
Critic skeptical of senator’s motive in correcting DEQ letter
Bebout says the letter about Moneta Divide gas- and oilfield “was sent by my secretary and contained misinformation and I corrected her.”
Senator contests new DEQ restrictions of oilfield pollution
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Eli Bebout sent a letter to regulators challenging draft permit changes made after the agency took 453 public comments.
