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New Fracking Rules Spark Controversy Among State Officials
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials worry that Interior Department rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal land might unnecessarily duplicate the state's existing regulations for...
Republican Makes Big Push To Restore Federal Payments
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming congresswoman is sponsoring legislation that would restore $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states. The bill introduced...
Wyoming: ozone pollution from oil and gas operations is linked to more health clinic visits
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Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.:I've blogged before about how many oil and gas activities lead to increased ambient ozone. Ozone causes very dangerous health effects. Some of the most rural areas in Wyoming (and in Utah) have experienced dangerously high ozone levels. Because residents of Sublette...
Report: Wyoming lithium deposits much bigger than originally expected
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USAIf the US would like to stop importing 80 percent of its lithium, mainly from China, and if Bolivian sources don't come through, it looks like there is a big domestic opportunity: Wyoming. Having an ample domestic supply would bring down the price of lithium, which could mean electric vehicles would become more cost competitive.Researchers at the University of Wyomin...
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It's all about tech this week, from solar collectors to lithium
New Lithium Reserve Discovered in Wyoming Could Meet All US Demand
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As the clean tech and electric vehicle industries grow, there is an ever greater demand for lithium - the key ingredient in the lithium-ion batteries used to store energy in EVs, laptop computers and a host of other devices. At present the US imports around
Massive deposit of lithium found in Wyoming could meet all U.S. demand
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Lithium's not rare, but it looks like it's about to become even less so. This deposite could make the US lithium-independent, and maybe even an exporter of the useful metal.
Wyoming towns eye private funds to plow Yellowstone roads
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CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - With government snow plows idled by federal budget cuts known as the "sequester," small Wyoming towns on the fringe of Yellowstone are organizing a private fund-raising drive for this year's spring road-clearing operation inside the national park.
More groups enter fight in Wyoming wolf protection court battle
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The legal fight pits environmental groups against the federal government’s recent decision to end protections for wolves in Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Bank Rocks Sustainable Features in Beautiful Jackson, Wyoming
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