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Wyo. Judge Hears Fracking Disclosure Case

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:07 +0000

A judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit that questions state officials' refusal to publicly release the ingredients in hydraulic fracturing chemicals that companies use to drill for oil and gas.

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EPA Chief Stepping Down

Associated Press — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:59:47 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency Administration Lisa Jackson says she's stepping down after nearly four years on the job.

Jackson announced her departure in a statement Thursday

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Wyoming Energy Regulator Resigns

Rich Denison — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:53:16 +0000

Wyoming Oil and Gas administrator steps down

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State Considers Cisterns As Pollution Remedy

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:31:18 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials are asking residents of Pavillion if they want cisterns and trucked-in water to replace wells that federal officials say may have been tainted by fracking.

The Associated Press reports a public meeting is planned May 31 to discuss the possibility

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Results Show No Air Problems In Pavillion

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:33:45 +0000

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality says preliminary results from an air monitoring station in an area several miles east of Pavillion did not reveal pollution levels exceeding federal standards

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Deputy Shoots, Kills Suspect

Associated Press — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:21:02 +0000

PAVILLION, Wyo. (AP) — A man shot by a Fremont County sheriff's deputy during an altercation at a residence in Pavillion has died.

A statement from the sheriff's office Thursday said the deputy was "forced to use lethal force

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Girl Dies at School Bus Stop [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:09:28 +0000

A school girl being dropped off at a school bus stop was killed yesterday south of Dubois.

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Draft EPA Findings Link Pavillion Water Contamination To Gas Production [AUDIO]

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:18:03 +0000

Draft findings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds a likely connection between ground water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming and area gas production.

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Inhofe Asks EPA About Pavillion And Fracking

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:49:56 +0000

The ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is asking the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for more information about an EPA investigation into groundwater contamination in a Wyoming gas field

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EPA Finds High Groundwater Benzene In Pavillion Gas Field

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:48:15 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has found high levels of benzene and other chemicals in the latest groundwater samples from a community within a gas field.

A variety of chemicals and high levels of methane turned up in two wells drilled specifically to test for pollution in the central Wyoming community of Pavillion

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