Hydraulic Fracturing

On Friday, two groups of oil and gas producers, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance, filed an injunction in…

With a formal complaint filed by the Wyoming Attorney General's office, the state became the first to challenge a new federal rule that regulates…

If you live right next to a drilling rig, or your kids go to school beside a fracking site, or your county is suddenly littered with well pads -- are…

The federal rule on hydraulic fracturing proposed by the Bureau of Land Management came under fire today from state and industry representatives at an…

A proposal to test water quality at oil and gas wells before and after drilling is making its way through the rulemaking process. The governor’s office…

Opinion is sharply divided on a proposed rule that would require water testing at oil and gas wells before and after drilling.The Wyoming Oil and Gas…

Legislators had a lot of questions about a proposed water-testing rule for oil and gas wells during a meeting of the Minerals Committee last week.Governor…

A bill in Congress that would give states the exclusive right to regulate hydraulic fracturing has raised the ire of a national sportsmen’s advocacy…

Congress is looking legislation that would require the oil and gas industry to disclose what chemicals are used in hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” The…

An energy group says a recently released report overstated issues of water use by the oil and gas industry. The Western Organization of Resource Councils…