fracking

When we mention that the Casper area and Wyoming in general has a rich history in the oil fields, this is what we're talking about. It's a retro video showing how much of the oil industry work was done in our region 100 years ago.

Chesapeake, like other energy companies, has been hammered by low energy prices.

Each study is projected to last three years.

The government would need to go through a series of legal processes before replacement, which includes receiving comment from the public.

Arguments will take place Thursday before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

For decades, geologists thought the Codell Sandstone of southeast Wyoming didn't have enough oil to make drilling worthwhile.

The rule has been on hold since last year after a judge Wyoming ruled that federal regulators lack authority to set rules for fracking.

Gaps in the data limited the EPA’s ability to fully assess the potential impacts or their severity on drinking water resources locally and nationally.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he's pleased with a judge's ruling that the Bureau of Land Management lacks the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing.

At a teleconference this week, the panel said the wording of the EPA report was too vague to frankly be of any use in determining risk.