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• Coal-bed methane water examined in 6 states

  August 11, 2010 1:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) A new study says water produced by coal-bed methane drilling can be treated for livestock, wildlife and farms to use, but costs and regulations are causing most of the water to be disposed of instead. The study by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences... more »

• CBM task force to meet in Gillette on Thursday

  March 29, 2010 7:00 AM

  GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) A state task force that is working on new rules for regulating water discharged from coal-bed methane wells is scheduled to meet next week. This will be the fifth meeting of the Coal-bed Methane Produced Water Working Group. The meeting will be Thursday at the Clarion Hotel... more »

• Wyo council sides with ranchers in CBM water case

  March 12, 2010 5:33 PM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council has sided with a Powder River Basin ranching couple who contested a coal-bed methane water permit. The permit was issued under rules withdrawn by the state and criticized by the Environmental Protection Agency. The council sided 4-2 Thursday with Marge and Bill... more »

• Wyo. CBM panel to re-examine salinity rules

  November 22, 2009 9:00 AM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A new working group will take another look at how Wyoming regulates the salinity of water discharged from coal-bed methane wells. Independent consultants have cast doubt on current regulations used by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Tens of thousands of coal-bed methane wells drilled in northeast... more »