Wyoming DEQ, State File Complaint Against Chevron Over PollutionInstead, DEQ says the state was forced to spend over $3 million to remediate the contamination. Nick Learned
North Platte River Pollution Cleanup to Cost More Than $1 MillionThe cost of remediating the pollution probably will cost more than $1 million.Tom Morton
Newly Found Pollution in North Platte River to Cost $500K to FixThe Casper City Council will consider the matter at its work session at City Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.Tom Morton
Trump Administration Eases Obama-Era Rule on Coal PollutionMonday's change would loosen some of the requirements for cleaning up the waste streams from coal-fired power plants.Associated Press
President Bars California From Setting Stricter Fuel StandardsTop California officials and environmental groups pledged legal action to stop the rollback.Associated Press
Federal Plan to End State Mileage Standards Draws CriticismEmissions standards are closely linked with fuel economy requirements because vehicles pollute less if they burn fewer gallons of fuel.Associated Press
UN Report: Humans Accelerating Extinction of SpeciesScientists have only examined a small fraction of the estimated 8 million species on Earth.Associated Press
Wyoming Coal Ash Ponds Rank Among Worst in StudyEskelsen also notes that the report holds the sites to an unfair water quality standard: the standard for drinking water.Associated Press
U.S. Mining Sites Dump 50M Gallons of Fouled Wastewater DailyOfficials have yet to complete work including basic risk analyses on about 80 percent of abandoned mining sites on federal lands.Associated Press
EPA Vetoes Increased Oil and Gas Pollution in Wyoming CreekWith about 4,000 wells proposed in an expansion of that project, it's likely that Badwater would see much greater volumes of discharged water.Associated Press