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Feds Sued For Backing Off Fast-Track Drilling
Posted on 29 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - (AP) A petroleum industry group has filed a lawsuit saying federal land managers lacked authority to stop fast-track approval of oil and gas drilling on public land in the West. The Western Energy Alliance filed the lawsuit on Oct. 21... Read More

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Environmental Groups, PacifCorp Reach $1 Million Pollution Settlement
Posted on 16 Apr 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CHEYENNE Wyo. – (AP) A lawsuit filed by environmental groups over alleged air pollution violations at a power plant in western Wyoming has resulted in PacifCorp agreeing to pay $1 million to the federal government. If approved, the penalty likely... Read More

Tags: pollution , Jim Bridger Plan , PacifCorp , Litigation , Clean Air Act , environmental groups , lawsuit , Settlement , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Wyoming Outdoor Council , Sierra Club