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Study tests elk herd’s tolerance of coalbed gas development

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Fortification Creek elk herd roams the isolated sage brush country and steep rocky breaks of the Powder River Basin. The herd is prized by hunters for its trophy class bulls. The herd also lives in a region ripe for coalbed natural gas development.

Given the confluence of pressures, government wildlife officials have joined with the University of Wyoming and energy companies for a $500,000 study aimed at figuring out how much energy development the elk can tolerate. Biologists recently collared 39 of the animals to monitor their behavior over the next four years.

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Wyoming wants high court to dismiss Montana Lawsuit

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
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Wyoming will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Montana over the two states’ water rights to the Powder and Tongue rivers.

Wyoming State Engineer Pat Tyrrell, who was in Gillette on Thursday, said that Montana’s claims that Wyoming is unfairly taking more than its legal share of both surface and groundwater from the Powder and Tongue rivers before they cross into Montana is “not relevant.” In fact, the compact that governs water rights between the two states — the Yellowstone Compact of 1951 — does not address groundwater flows at all, he said.

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http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2008/04/05/news/local%20news/news02.txt

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Methane producers tell Wyoming governor they need help

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
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Coal-bed methane producers told Gov. Dave Freudenthal they need help from the state and their own industry to keep working conditions safe as new employees continue pouring into the Powder River Basin with little oil and gas experience.

The plea came during a 45-minute meeting between the two-term Democrat and members of the Powder River Basin CBM Safety Council who brought with them concerns ranging from sage grouse to what is seen as an understaffed state Occupational Safety and Health department.

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http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2008/04/06/news/news03.txt 

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UW Extension Plans Coal-bed Methane Issue Workshop in Rawlins, WY.

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
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A workshop for landowners and interested persons in areas of coal-bed methane (CBM) development is Friday, March 28, in Rawlins.

Organized by the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES), the workshop is 1-5 p.m. in the Carbon Building.

Topics include the Land and Water Inventory Guide for Landowners in Areas of Coal Bed Methane Development (LWIG), an explanation of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permitting, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) perspective on CBM development in the area, and a panel discussion session to help answer any questions, including legal aspects.

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http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=21584 

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Groups protest energy leases in Wyoming’s Jack Morrow Hills

Thursday, March 20th, 2008
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GREEN RIVER – The Bureau of Land Management’s plan to offer new energy leases in the Jack Morrow Hills has drawn a formal protest from a coalition concerned about the possible effects of energy development in the area.

The BLM plans a lease sale for April 1 in Cheyenne as part of a new management plan for the area of southwest Wyoming. The agency postponed mineral leasing decisions in the hills in 1997 to draft the new plan.

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http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/03/19/news/wyoming/45-morrowhills.txt 

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BLM to study elk’s reaction to natural gas development

Thursday, March 20th, 2008
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CHEYENNE (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management says it’s undertaking a four-year study of an elk herd in the Fortification Creek area of Campbell County and how the animals are affected by coalbed natural gas development.

Thirty-nine elk will be collared and monitored to determine the amount of development activity the animals can tolerate. The study will look at disturbances including traffic levels, noise and habitat loss.

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http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/03/19/local_news_updates/18local_03-19-08.txt 

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New ozone regulations could affect Wyoming energy sector

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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The EPA’s announcement Wednesday was encouraging to local air quality advocates, even though many scientists had advised the agency to make its standards even more stringent than the ones it eventually adopted.

“The new ruling has created a different playing field for the energy industry in the Upper Green River Basin” said Bruce Pendery, air quality expert for the Wyoming Outdoor Council. “They are going to have to find ways to adapt, to ensure public health is protected.”

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http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/03/13/news/wyoming/16a7b55433ffa10b8725740b00043613.txt 

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Wyoming Range exposes problem

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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Two weeks ago, a hearing was held in Washington D.C. on the Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007, an act that will help spare at least one space from pillage.

Report after report shows the displacement of big game animals as roads and well pads are built. Mule deer, elk and pronghorn avoid these areas. Fragmentation of habitat breaks up crucial winter range, causing animals to move to less desirable places, putting their survival into question.

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http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/03/13/outdoors/2_out_03-12-08.txt 

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Wyoming’s Freudenthal says negotiations progressing on GE coal plant

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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CHEYENNE (AP) — Gov. Dave Freudenthal said construction could start as soon as this summer on a coal research plant the University of Wyoming is developing with General Electric Co.

The Wyoming Legislature in the session that wrapped up last week put up $20 million for the project. The money comes from federal payments to the state aimed at addressing reclamation of abandoned mine lands.

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http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/03/13/local_news_updates/17local_03-13-08.txt

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Feds approve water rules for gas drillers

Friday, March 7th, 2008
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The federal government has approved strict new water-quality standards sought by Montana over fears that natural-gas drilling in neighboring Wyoming could pollute interstate rivers. Montana officials said Monday that the new rules would protect farmers from poor-quality water produced during exploration for coal-bed methane, a type of natural gas. But with a federal lawsuit over the issue still pending in Cheyenne, it was not immediately clear how far Montana could go in enforcing the standards. More than 20,000 coal-bed methane wells have been drilled in northern Wyoming over the past decade. The Associated Press

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