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Wyo CBM policy violates Clean Water Act, EPA says

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by admin

THE STATE OF WYOMING has been informed by the federal government—once again—that some of its policies related to the pumping and dumping of coal-bed methane water violate the Clean Water Act. In a letter dated Nov. 13, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency instructed the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality that it cannot modify drainage-wide water [...]

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EPA concerned with Wyo’s efforts to comply with regional haze rule

Posted on December 11th, 2009 by admin

Photo by Scott Copeland THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY has significant concerns about Wyoming’s proposed plan to reduce haze generated by polluters such as coal-fired power plants and trona mining operations. The EPA sent a letter to Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality at the end of October, which indicates that Wyoming’s latest revision of a [...]