Monday, September 15, 2008

BLM releases final western Wyo drilling plan The Bureau of Land Management has settled on a final plan for drilling 4,400 more wells in an area of western Wyoming rich in natural gas, wildlife and scenery. Gov. Dave Freudenthal said the plan released Friday for the Pinedale Anticline provides better protections, more government control and specifics not found in previous agreements with the BLM. "It is our expectation that this becomes the new floor for our expectations for working with both industry and BLM," Freudenthal said. Residents and conservation groups have voiced concern about how the expanded oil and gas development proposed by Shell, Ultra Resources and Questar on the 200,000-acre Anticline would affect wildlife and air and water quality....

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