Cheyenne, Wyo – On Thursday January 8, 2015, an open house and presentation seminar will be held in Cheyenne, WY to discuss state and local agency oversight for the oil and gas development in Laramie County. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Wyoming Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Wyoming Gameand Fish, the Wyoming […]
Cheyenne, Wyo – On Thursday January 8, 2015, an open house and presentation seminar will be held in Cheyenne, WY to discuss state and local agency oversight for the oil and gas development in Laramie County. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Wyoming Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Wyoming Gameand Fish, the […]
Statewide, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director, Todd Parfitt has named Alan Edwards as the new Deputy Director for the agency. Edwards is currently and will continue to be the administrator for the Abandoned Mine Lands Division within DEQ. He will officially begin his new role on December 31, 2014. “Alan has demonstrated tremendous leadership in every […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and their consultants, Acton Mikelson Environmental (AME), completed the second round of domestic water well sampling in August. This summer, DEQ and their consultants were in the Pavillion area sampling thirteen (13) selected wells. According to Mark Thiesse, DEQ Groundwater Program Manager, the results of the second sampling […]
This week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they have approved WDEQ’s aquifer exemption request associated with Linc Energy’s coal gasification pilot project in Campbell County. “The request meets the regulatory requirements,” said EPA in a recent statement. “I’m pleased that EPA’s scientists arrived at the same conclusions that we did,” said Kevin […]