Groups appeal plan to pump oilfield waste into aquifer
After Wyoming OKs underground disposal, conservationists ask federal regulators to make the state follow the Safe Drinking Water Act at Aethon Energy’s Moneta Divide Field.
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Oil and gas industry doesn’t need another handout
Opinion
by 4 Comments With the state making dire budget cuts, guest columnist Bowler writes, Wyoming can’t afford to pass legislation that would give oil & gas yet another tax break.
Clean water in Wyoming is too precious to pollute
Opinion
by 8 Comments Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission decision to permit Aethon Energy to pump millions of gallons of pollutants into an underground aquifer near Shoshoni is wrongheaded, guest columnist Maria Katherman writes.
State hears request to pump Moneta pollutants into aquifer
Today’s Wyo. Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearing will consider 110 letters objecting to the plan by Aethon Energy, plus Aethon’s own justifications for the request.
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.
