Wyoming - Environmental Problems and Protection

Approval of coal export terminal in Washington could mean more Western coal headed to AsiaEfforts by the U.S. coal industry to expand its export market have taken a significant step forward Tuesday, as officials in Washington state approved a plan to ship ...

The issue of developing a much needed fuel in Wyoming or maintaining the quality of Wyoming's lands is occurring at one of the most sensitive times in the history of the United States. A development of coal bed methane in both Montana ...

Some Western senators sponsor bill to exempt wolves from federal protectionsU.S. senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Utah are proposing legislation that would strip wolves in the northern Rockies of federal endangered species protection.The legislation unveiled Thursday is the latest in a series ...

SALT Environmental groups are again asking a federal appeals court to stop a plan to build a $3 billion natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon. Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter and Great Basin Resource Watch filed a new ...

Wyoming governor tells EPA state law prevents greenhouse gas regulations sought by fedsGov. Dave Freudenthal is telling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that Wyoming law prevents the state from regulating greenhouse gases.The EPA is telling 13 states they need to toughen up ...

U.S. government officials urged residents of a Wyoming farming community near natural gas drilling sites not to use private well water for drinking or cooking because of chemical contamination.. "Sample results indicate that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. government officials urged residents of a Wyoming farming community near natural gas drilling sites not to use private well water for drinking or cooking because of chemical contamination."Sample results indicate that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons and other ...

Environmental group files lawsuit hoping to block Wyoming-to-Oregon pipelineAn environmental group that wants to block construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday, saying the pipeline will cut across pristine land and harm endangered fish.The ...

Technological advances have allowed companies to extract more coal with fewer workers, while depleted resources in traditional coal states and environmental regulations favoring low-sulfur coal have made production cheaper in western states like Wyoming and Montana, shifting jobs away from the coal-industry ...

Wyoming's largest source of carbon dioxide emissions stands above a geological formation considered one of the nation's best potential carbon storage sites, but because of technological hurdles, coal-fired power plants like PacifiCorp's Jim Bridger facility remain decades away from rerouting their emissions ...

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Topic: Wyoming

Asian coal exports get boost from WA port approval

Coal bed methane discovered in Wyoming, US: Destroying the land for the sake of fuel

Bill would exempt wolves from federal protection

Groups mount new challenge to Ruby pipeline plan

Governor to EPA: Wyo can't regulate greenhouse gas

Test shows water problem near natgas drill site

U.S. test shows water problem near natgas drill site

Group sues over Wyoming-to-Oregon gas pipeline

Charting the Green Jobs

Wyoming Coal Plant Illustrates the Potential and Challenges of Carbon Capture and Storage

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