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Escalera Resources enters into letter agreement to initiate the development of GTL plant in Wyoming

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has entered into a letter agreement with Wyoming GTL (WYGTL) (based in Reno, Nevada) jointly to initiate the development, construction and operations of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant to be located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. working interest in the Catalina unit, a natural gas CBM (coalbed methane) field in southwestern Wyoming.

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EPA draft findings of Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation indicate water contamination likely associated with fracking; open for public comment and independent scientific review

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Organic compounds detected in the two deep monitoring wells (purple and orange bars) during the last sampling event. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, and the owner of the gas field, Encana, EPA has been working to assess ground water quality and identify potential sources of contamination.

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USGS-led study finds that recent unusual snowpack declines in the Rockies may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to temperature as dominant influence

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anthropogenic warming by decadal variability.Together these events. regional water supplies. Runoff from winter snowpack accounts for 60% to 80% of the annual water supply for more than 70 million people living in the western United States. may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to. —Pederson et al.

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ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. expanding cleanup operations in Yellowstone River

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This system originates at the Wyoming - Montana border. These terminals are supplied by Yellowstone Pipeline, a JV between ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil. A claims hotline number (1-888-382-0043) was established to assist individuals who might have been impacted by this event. additional $500 million in future improvements.

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