Environmental Protection Agency

A delay on tougher wastewater treatment standards for coal-fired power plants saves operators money. But critics warn that these and other efforts to boost the coal industry are bad for business and public health.

State samplings found little to no fecal matter in Lonesome Lake. A few years ago, the feds found it to be 384 times above what the EPA deems safe for swimming.

Congress' budget proposal for the National Park Service rejects the major slashes requested by the Trump Administration last year.

The agency's 2024 methane rule would have required major reductions in methane emissions and other air pollution from the oil and gas industry. The agency wants to delay implementation for 18 months.

The narrowed pool of waters receiving federal protection under the rule could be severe for critical wetlands and streams in the arid West, many of which are seasonal or fed by groundwater.

Coal combustion residuals come in the form of coal ash, boiler slag and more. Industry and state leaders say Wyoming is better positioned to oversee its reuse and disposal than the EPA.

For years, it’s been an open secret that the seemingly pristine body of Lonesome Lake in the Wind River Range isn’t so pristine. Now, new federal data suggest it’s actually 384 times higher in fecal matter than what’s considered safe.

Cyrus Western will implement the Trump administration’s environmental and energy agenda, overseeing extractive industries in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, the Dakotas and 28 tribal nations.

A bipartisan team of researchers leads Colorado College's annual "Conservation in the West" poll of about 3,300 voters in eight western states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

The Waste Emissions Charge rule follows several others that limit methane emissions at oil and gas sites. Wyoming is also challenging those regulations in court.