KEMMERER, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office is seeking public comment on a right-of-way for the proposed Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub CO2 Sequestration project. If approved, Pond Field, LLC would sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) in up to 44,570 acres of sub-surface federal pore space in Uinta, Sweetwater and Lincoln counties. This proposal to permanently store  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely * * * Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC - affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming - have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $143,000 in grant funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to protect children fr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $25,000 grant for a team of students at the University of Wyoming in Laramie to develop a citizen science air quality reporting system. As part of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program, the award will provide funding for the proposed project through July 31, 2024. The students will develop a mobile app that outdo  more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the publication of a Notice of Intent to develop an updated Bison and Elk Management Plan and an associated Environmental Impact Statement for managing elk, bison and habitat on the National Elk Refuge. These documents are available for review and public comment through August 31, 2023. The Service is also hosting   more