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Pinedale, Wyoming mulls tighter regulations
Huffington Post | February 22, 2010 : Drilling rigs on the horizon underscore that cattle ranching and tourism no longer drive the economy in this picturesque town at the foot of the Wind River Range.
Sexual predators flock to energy boom towns; Oil and gas attract more criminals than tourism or agriculture do.
Nature News | February 19, 2010 : The American West is no longer wild, but lawlessness seems to be rising in the boom towns created as a result of expanding demand for oil and gas, according to a new study.
Audubon Magazine: Running on Empty
Audubon Magazine | August 2009 : Running on Empty: If wildlife is to have a chance, this country's energy policy needs a major overhaul..
Ultra cited for air-quality violations
Sublette Examiner | June 29, 2009 : The Wyoming DEQ has reached an agreement with Houston-based Ultra Petroleum Corp. regarding alleged air-quality violations in 2007 and 2008.
Wyoming oil and gas patch could become ozone violator
E&E News | March 19, 2009 : The Obama administration could declare that air quality in southwestern Wyoming fails to meet new national health standards for ground-level ozone.
Read more: Wyoming oil and gas patch could become ozone violator
Sublette nonattainment recommended
Sublette Examiner | March 18, 2009 : Sublette County is closer to the illustrious distinction of being the only place in the state – indeed almost the entire intermountain west – that does not meet federal standards for ozone pollution.
Wyoming recommends Ozone Nonattainment Area to EPA
Wyoming DEQ | March 13, 2009 : Gov. Dave Freudenthal has submitted a recommendation to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency should designate an area in southwest Wyoming as an ozone nonattainment area.
Read more: Wyoming recommends Ozone Nonattainment Area to EPA
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