WOC has been instrumental in the production of several publications that have contributed to a better understanding of the devastating effects of Coalbed Methane extraction. All of these documents are available for downloading in pdf format.





Waste or Wasted? - Rethinking the Regulation of Coalbed Methane Byproduct Water in the Rocky Mountains: A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to Coalbed Methane Produced Water Quantity Legal Issues in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming (1.9MB pdf)

Tom Darin, WOC's Former Director of Public Lands and Resources, published this article in the fall 2002 Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation






An updated version of an earlier guide published in 1993, Preserving our Public Lands (2.6MB pdf) provides concerned citizens and activists with the tools they need to influence key public land decisions concerning oil and gas development on our national forests and on Bureau of Land Management lands.

by Tom Darin and Travis Stills






Protecting Wyoming's People, Land, Water and Air: A Citizen's Proposal to Conserve Wyoming's Heritage in the Powder River Basin (876KB pdf)

A Citizen's Alternative for Powder River Basin 50,000 Well EIS

Produced by:
Wyoming Outdoor Council
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Biodiversity Associates
Oil and Gas Accountability Project







Debunking the Natural Gas "Clean Energy" Myth (520KB pdf)

Article published in Environmental Law Reporter May 2001

by Tom Darin and Amy W. Beatie






Coalbed Methane Development in Wyoming's Powder River Basin: Natural Gas Development and its Threats to the Landscape, People, and Wildlife (4.2MB pdf)

A press packet covering the major issues of CBM development in Wyoming

Produced by:
Wyoming Outdoor Council
Powder River Basin Resource Council