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EPA ends probe of Wyoming water pollution linked to fracking
2013-06-20 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration on Thursday dropped plans to further investigate preliminary federal findings that linked contamination of a Wyoming aquifer to natural gas drilling, following industry backlash that called the study into question. The draft report released by the Environmental Protection Agency in late 2011 sent shockwaves through the oil and gas sector, by finding that hydraulic fracturing fluids used in shale gas drilling had likely contaminated groundwater in Pavillion, Wyoming. Those...
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Wyoming Replaces U.S. to Study Water Woes Tied to Fracking
2013-06-20 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The only finding by U.S. regulators of water contamination from fracking was thrown into doubt yesterday when the federal government halted its investigation and handed the probe over to the State of Wyoming. State officials will now investigate the integrity of gas wells owned by Encana Corp. (ECA) near 14 domestic water wells in Pavillion, Wyoming, while the Environmental Protection Agency stops further work on its draft report from 2011, which linked groundwater woes to hydraulic fracturing,...
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Wyoming DOT Director Says Gas Tax Supports Pavement Preservation Program
2013-06-14 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
First increase in Wyoming's fuel taxes in 15 yr will take effect July 1, allowing Wyoming State Department of Transportation to fully adopt the pavement preservation philosophy it began in 2011. In new Two-Minute State DOT Update video, WYDOT Director John Cox tells Transportation TV the 10-cents-per-gallon increase is expected to raise an additional $47.5 million a year to improve and preserve state's highways. WYDOT manages 6,859 miles of roadway throughout the state. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Genesee & Wyoming Rail Traffic Increases
2013-05-14 00:06:21| Railroads - Topix.net
Genesee & Wyoming , a major owner of short line and regional railroads in North America with significant operations in Australia as well, showed a second continuous month of growth in April 2013.
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Wyoming Serves Casper With Notice Over Asbestos
2013-05-02 10:29:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
Montana officials have served the city of Casper and a contractor with notices alleging they failed to fully test for asbestos before demolishing an abandoned house.
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