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EPA to release results of Wyoming water tests Tuesday After some residents in and around Pavilion complained that their drinking water wells had been affected by oil and gas operations in that area of Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested the water in those wells and will release the results of those tests at a public meeting Tuesday evening in Pavilion. Casper Star-Tribune; Aug. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story DOE to hold public meeting on mercury storage in Idaho Tuesday Department of Energy officials will hold a public hearing Tuesday in Idaho Falls on a proposal to store 17,000 tons of elemental mercury on the grounds of the Idaho National Laboratory, one of seven sites under consideration for the mercury storage. Twin Falls Times-News; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Senate confirms Nevada man to BLM post The U.S. Senate confirmed Bob Abbey's nomination to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Aug. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming gathering celebrates designation of Snake River as wild, scenic Among the 200 or so people who gathered along the banks of the Snake River in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park on Sunday was Susan Thomas, wife of the late Sen. Craig Thomas, who introduced legislation to designate 388 miles of that river's headwaters as wild and scenic, as well as Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso who helped push the bill through Congress. Jackson Hole Daily; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana tribe, N.D. landowner interested in Montana bison Approximately four dozen bison that have been quarantined since 2005 at the federal government's facility near Corwin Springs in Montana need to be moved by the end of the year, and so far the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in central Montana, the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois and a private landowner in North Dakota have expressed an interest in taking the bison. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Citizen scientists lend a hand in Montana owl study The Avian Science Center at the University of Montana and Montana Audubon tapped into the ranks of interested citizens to help with a flammulated owl study--and found that more of the birds exist in the Missoula area and the Helena National Forest than previously thought. Missoulian; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Bald-eagle numbers soar in Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department officials said the state's efforts to protect eagles' nests in the state helped boost numbers of bald eagles born this year to record-setting territory. Arizona Republic; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
President, family will visit Yellowstone National Park this week President Barack Obama is scheduled to host a town hall meeting in Bozeman, Mont., later this week, and he and his family plan to take some time to visit Yellowstone National Park. Casper Star-Tribune; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Drought forces Alberta ranchers to sell off herds The worst drought in more than 70 years is gripping Alberta, forcing farmers and ranchers to sell off their herds as they have no graze in the pastures nor hay for the winter. Edmonton Journal; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Alberta energy producers' 2nd quarter reports reflect slump At the end of the second quarter in 2008, Canada's oil producers reported a collective $6.86 billion in profits, considerably more than the combined $1.82 billion reported this year; and natural gas producers saw their profits fall even further as supplies reach capacity and demand stays low. Calgary Herald; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Alberta premier: No change in energy royalties After British Columbia slashed its energy royalty rates to 2 percent, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said that province's 5 percent royalty rate in place for the first year will remain the same, and cited Alberta's proximity to markets as the reason the province will remain more attractive to energy companies. Calgary Herald; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Some CBM producers pull the plug in Wyoming Low prices and an increase in costs have forced some smaller coalbed methane producers out of business in Wyoming, and larger operators are shutting down production to ride out the low prices. Casper Star-Tribune; Aug. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wild weather whacks winter wheat crop in Montana Just as farmers in central Montana were beginning to harvest winter wheat crops, a severe storm dumped three inches of rain on Thursday evening, along with high winds and hail that battered crops to the ground. Great Falls Tribune; Aug. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Jobless rates rise in Idaho counties The jobless rate rose in July in seven of the eight counties in south-central Idaho, more than doubling in Twin Falls County from July of last year to July this year. Twin Falls Times-News; Aug. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arch Coal plans improvements at Colorado coal mine Coal-quality problems have led to production slowdown at the West Elk Mine in Colorado, but Arch Coal, the owner of the company that owns that mine plans to build a preparation plant that will address those quality problems that is scheduled to be up and running by the middle of 2010. Grand Junction Sentinel; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Intuit to hire 100 more workers in Denver Officials of software firm Intuit Inc. said Denver's deep pool of talented employees convinced them to expand operations in the Colorado city and hire 100 more workers. Denver Post; Aug. 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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