Coal Bed Methane

2002 CBM News Clippings



Montana 12/29/2002 Threat of coalbed methane looms over residents
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/22/2002 High sodium can devastate irrigation *
  Edward Lien - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/22/2002 Growth policy key to halting methane drilling
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/20/2002 Pollution analysts disclose industry ties
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/19/2002 Let environmental board know farmers come first
  Letter to the Editor by George Nell - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/15/2002 Support irrigators' coalbed methane rule
  Voice of the Reader by George Nell - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/11/2002 Coal-bed methane regulations needed soon
  Editorial - Great Falls Tribune
Montana 12/10/2002 DEQ: Proposals will protect ag from CBM impact
   - Miles City Star
Montana 12/7/2002 Water rules on hold for CBM drilling
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/5/2002 Coalbed water discharge rules to be decided
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/30/2002 Support for irrigators' proposal swells
  Guest Opinion by Roger Muggli, Miles City Irrigator - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/8/2002 Crow coalbed methane plan gains comment
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/5/2002 BIA open house set on methane project
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/8/2002 Judge declines to stop leases for gas wells
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/8/2002 Surface owners' rights must be protected, too
  Chronicle Editorial Board - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/6/2002 CBM rules must protect water users
  Gazette Editorial - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/6/2002 Industry supports clean water solution
  Guest Opinion by Gus Bruce Williams, Fidelity Exploration - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/3/2002 Meeting to focus on water quality
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/1/2002 Drilling won't yield water; it will destroy it
  Letter to the Editor by Kathy Hanpa, Belgrade - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 9/28/2002 Methane debate muddled
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/27/2002 Ag interests back irrigators' petition
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/27/2002 Martz tours farm of methane foe
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/26/2002 Interior official get close look at coalbed gas issues
  Jim Gransbery - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/25/2002 Ruling to get speedy review
   - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 9/17/2002 New location for coalbed methane hearing in Miles City
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/13/2002 Max recognizes the urgency of coalbed methane issue
  Letter to the Editor by Gail Richardson, Bozeman - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/28/2002 County expands gas-drilling ban
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/27/2002 Methane drillers favored in court
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/21/2002 Wyoming balks at methane plan
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/21/2002 Panels will focus on CBM
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/12/2002 September conference focuses on CBM and Montana's energy future
   - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/9/2002 Sierra Club using billboards to oppose methane drilling
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/9/2002 State awards Huber permit:drilling postponed until Gallatin Co acts
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/7/2002 County declares ban on coalbed drilling
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/7/2002 Gallatin County delays gas wells
  Medill News Service - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/5/2002 Coalbed concerns prompt meeting
  Jaci Webb - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/31/2002 Coalbed district wins final ok
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/31/2002 BLM makes plea for flexibility in gas leases
  Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP, Billings)
Montana 7/30/2002 Support Park County methane zoning effort
  Nancy Proctor, Doug Reid - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/30/2002 Resource Council seeks ban on new leases
  Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/27/2002 Board backs saline standards
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/26/2002 Who is Huber?Diverse company says it does drilling "right," but others question its env record
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/26/2002 Board will mull saline limits
  Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/25/2002 Huber revises drilling plan for pass
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/23/2002 Methane partnership will benefit Crow, gas developer
  Guest Opinion by Terry Barrett, Bill Barrett Corporation - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/13/2002 Agencies plan more coalbed methane analysis
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/10/2002 First things first in Crow methane deal
  Editorial-Opinion - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/9/2002 Oil and Gas Conservation Board an Industry Advocate
  Letter to the Editor by Anthony Biel - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/7/2002 Irrigator's practices should be studied
  Voice of the Reader by Tom Madden - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/3/2002 Moratorium imposed on coalbed methane drilling
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/28/2002 Irrigators ask state to limit coalbed salinity in rivers
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/26/2002 Methane sage is just beginning
  Editorial - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/26/2002 Crow Sign Important Methane Gas Pact
  James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/20/2002 Public participation needed to keep CBM drilling at bay
  Clay Hall - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/20/2002 BLM closes coalbed methane meeting here
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/19/2002 Creating emergency district to regulate CBM exploration delayed
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/18/2002 CBM emergency district is chance to assert local control
  Letter to the Editor by Gray Davidson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/16/2002 Gallatin County needs emergency CBM moratorium
  Letter to the Editor by Jenny McCune - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/9/2002 Most of 8,000 coalbed methane comments negative
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/6/2002 Huber planning to drill more coalbed methane wells
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/6/2002 Coalbed methane EIS balances "green and brown" needs
  Guest Opinion - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/30/2002 Methane drilling proposal sparks Park County rezoning
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/28/2002 County steps up to the plate on coalbed methane
  The Chronicle Editorial Board - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/21/2002 Conservation preferable over coalbed drilling
  Letter to the Editor - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/17/2002 Hurdles for methane sought
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Bozeman)
Montana 5/3/2002 EIS on coalbed methane blasted
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/3/2002 Wyoming methane ruling may set precedent
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/2/2002 EPA reaction to methane analysis studied
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/10/2002 Methane drilling foes rip report
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 4/7/2002 Two letters on CBM *
  Voice of the Reader - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/5/2002 Coalbed methane touted as key to hiking energy production
   - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 4/4/2002 Methane hearing set for Bozeman Tuesday
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/4/2002 Methane analysis debated
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/31/2002 Bozeman Pass residents protest coalbed drilling plan
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/31/2002 Four letters to the editor on coal bed methane *
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/30/2002 NPRC leader defends positions
  Guest Opinion by Dan Teigen, Montana rancher - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2002 Conflict seen over methane
  Ericka Schenck Smith - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2002 Former BLM director lists off problems with coalbed methane
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/23/2002 Industry will develop coalbed methane responsibly
  Guest Opinion by Mike Caskey - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/15/2002 State not ready to manage CBM development
  Voice of the Reader by Clayton McCracken, Billings - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/14/2002 County answers Huber lawsuit
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/14/2002 Suit called too early in coalbed dispute
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Bozeman)
Montana 3/13/2002 Montana could play major role in energy security
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/12/2002 DEQ proposes plan for water released in gas drilling
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/7/2002 Enviros, residents join legal battle over coalbed methane
  Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/4/2002 Time to level playing field for landowners
  Guest Opinion by Jeanie Alderson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/27/2002 Methane water talks focus on Tongue
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/23/2002 Alliance to hold meetings on coalbed methane
   - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/21/2002 Court asked for halt to gas leasing
  Lorna Thackeray - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/20/2002 How to comment on the draft CBM environmental analysis
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/20/2002 Agencies' coalbed report offers 5 possible policies
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/17/2002 Proposed drilling rules faulted
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Helena)
Montana 2/16/2002 County ordinance on drilling not viable
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 2/13/2002 Huber Corp. sues county over methane permit
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/27/2002 NPRC plan garners wide support *
  Letter to the Editor by Dan Teigen - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/25/2002 Tribe's water quality proposal supported
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/23/2002 Commissioners carved on Huber ruling
  Letter to the Editor by Cathy Armstrong - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/23/2002 Billings hearing scheduled on Cheyenne water quality
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/21/2002 Methane well vote inspired pride in the human race
  Letter to the Editor by Karen, Jan, Kale, and Ha - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/21/2002 Keep your powder dry for the next coalbed battle
  Letter to the Editor by Stirling Lantz - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/20/2002 How did coalbed methane become exempt from the basics
  Letter to the Editor by Michele Evans, - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/20/2002 Expedite oil, gas drilling ordinance
  Guest Opinion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/17/2002 Lawsuits likely in wake of Huber methane drilling permit denial
  Andy Malby - High Country Independent Press
Montana 1/16/2002 Huber hearing an example of democracy in action
  Letter to the Editor by Jim Gould - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/14/2002 Remember, mineral rights are property rights
  Letter to the Editor by Allan Kirk - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/12/2002 Coalbed methane drilling permit denied
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Deny the permit
  Letter to the Editor by Joslin Fields - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Huber makes its case: company has its day before zoning board
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Water from drilling has beneficial uses
  Guest Opinion by Dave Searle - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/11/2002 Subsidizing madness in Washington, D.C.
  Guest Opinion by Thomas Schneider - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/10/2002 Long-awaited report on drilling for gas set for release on Friday
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Washington, D.C.)
Montana 1/10/2002 County officials concern for property rights 'chilling'
  Letter to the Editor by Carl Esbjornson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/9/2002 Drilling threatens the essence of the Bozeman Pass area
  Letter to the Editor by Jennifer Read - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/9/2002 Reinjection permit request withdrawn
  Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/8/2002 Make your thoughts on methane drilling known
  Letter to the Editor by Gary Davidson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/8/2002 Coalbed methane project will create traffic risks
  Letter to the Editor by Nancy Proctor - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/8/2002 County mulls ordinance to regulate gas drilling
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/7/2002 Come out in force against permit for methane drilling
  Letter to the Editor by Jenny McCune - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/6/2002 Coalbed methane issue back on table
  Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/3/2002 Irrigator expects damage
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Montana 1/2/2002 NPRC offers CBM outlines
   - Miles City Star
MT-WY Interstate Issues 12/18/2002 CBM gas estimates increased by 14 times
  Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 12/18/2002 Powder River Basin's future prompts debate
  Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 9/29/2002 The Powder River is in the center of a debate about energy development
   - The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/29/2002 BLM meets with EPA, DEQ to discuss water analyses
   - The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/23/2002 Delta says "no" to wells, County bucks state on drilling
  Nancy Lofholm - Denver Post
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/11/2002 Regulators to discuss CBM studies in Billings
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/6/2002 My Colorado county has a bad case of gas
  Guest Opinion by Ed Marston, High Country News - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/22/2002 Methane water reinjection can be profitable with right price
   - The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/7/2002 Interior snubs Colorado
   - The Denver Post
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/28/2002 Alberta methane sold to market
  Bryant Avery - Edmonton Journal
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/10/2002 Drill methane with care
  Editorial - The Denver Post
Wyoming 12/29/2002 Gas development must be done right
  Voice of the Reader by L. Jack Lyon - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/20/2002 Anadarko and Warren to drill for methane in southern Wyoming
  The News-Record Staff - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 12/19/2002 Gas producers, new governor eye agenda *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/15/2002 BLM: Methane delays cost $52M
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 12/7/2002 Key methane report expected in January
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 11/28/2002 Coalbed lawsuit grows
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 11/11/2002 Work on energy coalition begins to wind down
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 11/7/2002 Campbell County quits coalbed group
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 11/3/2002 Methane Coalition Opposed
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 10/31/2002 Fish farm plans to use CBM water
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 10/22/2002 Marathon fights to keep coalbed methane leases
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 10/17/2002 Interior's ruling is just the beginning-not the end-of-lawsuits, experts say
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 10/16/2002 Ruling against BLM methane leases upheld
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 10/6/2002 Court denies request for new hearing
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 10/6/2002 Slowdown in methane taking its toll
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 10/6/2002 BLM Oks coal bed methane pipeline *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 10/4/2002 Methane water rules mulled
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/17/2002 6 oil, gas companies exceed acreage limits
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/17/2002 BLM defends methane EIS procedure
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/15/2002 Control of Bureau of Land Management's EIS under fire
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/13/2002 Impact of court ruling will be small-so far
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/13/2002 New EPA official tours basin
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 9/11/2002 Monitoring wells to be drilled
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/9/2002 Environmentally friendly
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/9/2002 State Officials tour CBM fields
   - The Casper Star Tribune (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/8/2002 Construction picks up despite the economy's slowdown
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/8/2002 Coal-gas decision reversed
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 9/5/2002 Marathon Oil one of first to change reports
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/5/2002 40% of Wyoming methane wells idle
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 9/4/2002 Protect landowners in coalbed methane policy
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 9/1/2002 Company seeks pipeline approval *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/31/2002 BLM will review methane leases
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/25/2002 Pennaco puts funds into escrow account
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/23/2002 Gas price study raises eyebrows
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/19/2002 Oil association joins methane suit
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/18/2002 Methane Operators' production under scrutiny
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/13/2002 Hunkins backs responsible development
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/13/2002 Should the County Commission have commented on EIS
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/11/2002 Sage grouse decline poses problems in northeast Wyoming
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/9/2002 House District 31 candidates' opinions differ on methane development
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/7/2002 Rocky Point road fight may soon be over
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/7/2002 Methane drilling slows to a trickle
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/2/2002 Troubled Williams gets money boost
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/1/2002 EIS writer accused of conflicts
   - The Billings Gazette, (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 7/30/2002 Major changes made to Phillips CBM water plan
   - The Billings Gazette, (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 7/30/2002 Groups allege EIS preparer biases
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/27/2002 Peabody adds to methane leases
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 7/27/2002 Groups ready to defend coalbed methane ban
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/26/2002 Phillips submits second plan
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/26/2002 DEQ tightens old water discharge permits
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 7/25/2002 Methane success hinges on recent ruling
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/24/2002 CBM project near Hanna target of suit
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Laramie)
Wyoming 7/23/2002 Gubernatorial Dems discuss methane views
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/23/2002 Company to test for CBM in Sweetwater County (Rawlins) *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/23/2002 BLM revisits environmental impact reports
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 7/22/2002 Old water permits to be amended
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/22/2002 BLM calls for more air, water analyses
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/16/2002 County stays out of EIS
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/15/2002 Campbell pins hope on grant for road dust
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/12/2002 Ranch loses case over CBM water
   - The Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 7/10/2002 Judge denies couple gas royalty payments for now
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/9/2002 Aquifers refill faster than expected
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/30/2002 Marathon Oil working to reduce Wyoming leases *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/30/2002 Working for environment, energy in Powder River Basin
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/27/2002 Methane operators practice firefighting
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/25/2002 Water permits not working, ranchers say
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/25/2002 Methane Lease Case Confuses Enviros
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/23/2002 Lawsuit complicates decision for Interior
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/23/2002 Test methane project approved near Hanna *
   - The Billings Gazette (Rawlins)
Wyoming 6/22/2002 Governor candidates talk CBM in Thermop
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Thermopolis)
Wyoming 6/22/2002 CBM meeting gave options for planners
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/21/2002 No actions taken on EIS
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/21/2002 Rancher files suit against DEQ *
   - The Billings Gazette (Gillette)
Wyoming 6/17/2002 Couple sue CMS, Pennaco for non-payment
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/17/2002 Oldest wells confirm methane potential
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/17/2002 State may add more air monitors
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/13/2002 2nd Interior official avoids CBM studies
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/9/2002 Methane industry needs to be more active, execs say
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/9/2002 Methane still vital to feds
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/7/2002 Speaker: Methane's relations with public vital
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/5/2002 Water standard for methane use shouldn't change
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/5/2002 Methane drillers to build 3 small power plants for wells
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 6/2/2002 Three mini power plants are being constructed to power methane drilling wells
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/31/2002 Rally boosts methane industry
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/30/2002 BLM pulls gas leases *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 5/28/2002 Coal-bed methane fair planned
   - The Casper Star Tribune (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 5/26/2002 Supporter of methane industry sets up rally
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/25/2002 Coalbed consolidation hits Powder River Basin
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 5/21/2002 As methane drilling grows, so does BLM
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 5/21/2002 Study aims to assist ranchers
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 5/18/2002 EPA assails gas project
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Washington)
Wyoming 5/17/2002 Coal-bed methane production jumped 66 percent in 2001
   - The Casper Star Tribune (AP, Laramie)
Wyoming 5/16/2002 Methane water pits must be bonded now
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/14/2002 Study will help ranchers cope with methane
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/14/2002 Interior entry into EPA case criticized
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 5/13/2002 Man hurt in methane accident
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/13/2002 Ranchers want methane water pits bonded
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/13/2002 New water permits for methane must follow murky trail
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/12/2002 Big CBM players moving in, buying out small companies
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/10/2002 Official retreats from EPA study now
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Denver)
Wyoming 5/8/2002 Methane officials: Surface damage fees too expensive
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/6/2002 Local workforce grows fastest in state
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/3/2002 Marathon buys more CBM land
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 5/2/2002 Decision leaves leasing in limbo
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/1/2002 EPA review of methane study questioned *
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 5/1/2002 Agencies split on methane study
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 4/30/2002 U.S. board kills BLM methane lease approvals
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 4/29/2002 Coalbed selenium worries game officials
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 4/27/2002 Combined methane plans urges
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 4/25/2002 Methane bonding to get more costly
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/20/2002 CBM industry against comment period extension
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/18/2002 Comment period on methane report extended
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/8/2002 Methane coalition develops dust guidelines *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 4/7/2002 A slowdown in the CBM industry is expected to evaporate soon
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 4/3/2002 County won't comment on gas study
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/23/2002 Sides clash over BLM's Powder River Basin plan
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Sheridan)
Wyoming 3/21/2002 Think tank would tackle methane issues
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/21/2002 Groups oppose coalbed ponds
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 3/20/2002 Environmental groups to file suit over water
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/20/2002 Packed house comments on methane impact
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/19/2002 BLM, public will address methane growth
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/17/2002 Methane drillers sued over royalties
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 3/17/2002 BLM sets Powder River hearings
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 3/11/2002 Bill will provide Gillette water grant *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 3/1/2002 PreCorp lowers energy needs
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/28/2002 Company hopes coal-bed methane production will start this fall
   - The Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 2/28/2002 Coalbed methane production eyed for fall *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/25/2002 DEQ seeking source of dust in Powder River Basin
   - The Casper Star Tribune (AP, Douglas, WY)
Wyoming 2/19/2002 Grasslands pipeline scoping meeting
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/19/2002 Thomas helps CBM get tax break *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/14/2002 Landowners air complaints over coalbed drilling
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/12/2002 Bill targeting methane value dies in Senate
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/11/2002 Man worries about compressor station *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/9/2002 Campbell County seeks aid for CBM study
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/6/2002 Gillette's housing still in short supply
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/4/2002 Survey shows Gillette is still growing *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/1/2002 Coal methane development exploratory
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Rawlings)
Wyoming 1/30/2002 Coalbed discharge standards mulled
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 1/29/2002 BLM studies Hanna methane project *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/29/2002 Meeting to address methane *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/25/2002 State may ask for off-channel reservoir bonds
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/24/2002 Consultant addresses impact upon Wyoming Towns
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/23/2002 Bill seeks to standardize methane valuation
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Wyoming 1/20/2002 Groups file over methane ponds *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/19/2002 Surface discharge is the cheapest option
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/19/2002 Two sides of reinjection
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/16/2002 Consultant: Money needed up front to help energy-impacted communities
   - The Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 1/15/2002 Water quality head fires back at EPA
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Cheyenne, WY)
Wyoming 1/12/2002 Methane boosts Buffalo business *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/12/2002 Wyoming gas study: 3% of federal acres affected
   - The Billings Gazette, (AP, Buffalo, Wyoming)
Wyoming 1/11/2002 Impact complaints will fall on deaf ears
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/11/2002 Methane coalition will move toward proactive approach
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/11/2002 Report: Methane should trigger impact funds
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/9/2002 CBM extraction threatens WY's Red Desert
  Methane to their madness - The Grist Magazine
Wyoming 1/9/2002 EPA adds methane job
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/8/2002 DEQ outlines ways to improve permitting
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/8/2002 Coalbed methane companies offer maps *
   - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/3/2002 Maxfield: Communities need help with gas boom *
   - The Billings Gazette (AP, Cheyenne)
Wyoming 1/2/2002 License for methane line considered by city
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/2/2002 Company drills test wells for methane
   - The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/2/2002 Stagnant water, gauges blamed for high salinity
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 1/1/2002 Reinjection water proposed
   - The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)