Coal Bed Methane
2003 CBM News Clippings
Montana 12/28/2003 NPRC volunteers protecting Montana*Voice of the Reader: Mack Cole - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/28/2003 NPRC wrong about coalbed methane*
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/23/2003 Oil, gas drillers win quick permit Oks
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/3/2003 County repeals zoning ban
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/3/2003 County Zoning Ban Deserves the Boot
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 11/25/2003 BLM pulls tribal parcel from gas lease auction
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/20/2003 Energy bill could boost coalbed methane, tire burning efforts
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/30/2003 NPRC takes methane fears to BLM
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/28/2003 Study looks at effect of CBM water on crops
Jim Gransbery - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/22/2003 County Oks project; gets mineral rights
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/21/2003 CBM water case stands, lawyer says
Becky Bohrer (AP) - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/19/2003 Northern Plains impedes CBM development*
Letter to the Editor by Tom Keating - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/16/2003 Jackson Creek homes should come with warning, county says
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/9/2003 Intervenors OK'd in methane cases
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/7/2003 Northern Plains sues state agencies over methane plan
- The Billings Gazette (AP Billings)
Montana 9/29/2003 Benefits, detriments of high gas prices debated
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana 9/20/2003 Judge gives BLM coalbed methane leases green light
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/19/2003 NPRC: BLM dodged public on coalbed permits
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/18/2003 BLM Oks 85 methane wells
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/14/2003 CBM commentary serves up whine
Letter to the Editor - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/1/2003 Voice of the Reader, BLM official spins CBM development
Letter by Wally McRae, Forsyth - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/30/2003 Montana loses as politics push CBM forward
Guest Opinion by Steve Gilbert - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/9/2003 Landowner rights must be protected
Guest Opinion by Mark Fix - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/9/2003 BLM rules safeguard land, monitor development
Guest Opinion by David McIlnay - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/2/2003 NPRC works for high standards*
Letter to the Editor by Leo Walkhauser - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/28/2003 Voice of the Reader, Coalbed methane is everyone's issue*
Letter to the Editor by Mike Whittington - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/21/2003 Voice of the Reader, NPRC obstructs methane drilling*
Letter to the Editor by Mike Caskey, Fidelity Exploration & Production - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/17/2003 BLM accused of failing CBM duties
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 7/13/2003 Voice of the Reader. MDU can afford to develop responsibly
Letter to the Editor by Mark Fix, Miles City - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/10/2003 Yellowstone stands out in tight Interior bill
Ted Monoson - The Helena Independent Record
Montana 7/6/2003 Voice of the Reader - Extremist NPRC blocks development
Letter to the Editory by Mack Cole, Hysham - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/25/2003 County extends emergency Bozeman Pass zoning one year
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/7/2003 Rules set for coalbed ponds
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/4/2003 Court takes coalbed case off hold
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/3/2003 Colstrip students study one of Montana's little-known species
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/3/2003 BLM methane deal ignores landowners' right
Opinion by Clint McRae - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/1/2003 Put coalbed drilling water to good use
Letter to the Editor by Charlene Perry - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/19/2003 Coalbed decision good for feds, bad for Montana
Guest Opinion by Clint McRae, Forsyth Rancher - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/19/2003 Montana loses if lawsuits delay coalbed gas projects
Guest Opinion by Bruce Williams, Fidelity Exploration and Projection Co - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/16/2003 Board Oks growth of CBM field
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/14/2003 Fidelity seeks expansion of methane field
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/10/2003 Appeals court stays methane ruling
- The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/9/2003 Cheyenne sue over methane
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/2/2003 Lawsuits filed against methane study
Mike Stark, Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/1/2003 High Court ruling sought on CBM case
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/1/2003 BLM sets up system for methane study
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/12/2003 CBM numbers leave irrigators worried
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 4/8/2003 DEQ seeks review of salt standards
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2003 Compromise CBM rules set
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/28/2003 Montana's coal bed methane moratorium is about to end
- The Gillette News-Record
Montana 3/23/2003 Controversial Development: Subdivison proposed for Bozeman Pass despite coalbed methane worries
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/21/2003 Study on impacts well-kept secret
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/14/2003 Political foes join to back coalbed methane bill
Jennifer Mckee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/10/2003 Leveling the playing field isn't Montana's way yet
Guest Opinion by Emily Stonington - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/2/2003 Former FWS head urges balance in CBM development
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/25/2003 Hearing killed on methane bill
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/22/2003 County ready to finalize growth policy
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 2/18/2003 Crow leader wants to dig tribe out of debt
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/1/2003 Numeric standards for CBM water debated: Bill would mandate discharge permit for methane water
Jennifer McKee - The Gazette State Bureau
Montana 2/1/2003 Bozeman-area landowners showed support for CBM regulations
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/31/2003 Bills point to changes in our ideology
Letter to the Editor by Marjorie Smith - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/30/2003 DEQ's proposed water standards won't protect irrigators
Opinion by Art Hayes - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/30/2003 Drilling rules must protect landowners
Gazette Editorial - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/28/2003 Methane bills set for debate
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/27/2003 Board seeks input on coalbed methane
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/24/2003 Stonington advances drilling protection for surface owners
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/23/2003 Great deal?Politics as usual?Crow Tribe copes w/ coalbed methane
David Crisp - The Billings Outpost
Montana 1/21/2003 Coalbed water can be cleaned up
Voice of the Reader by Jesse Wall - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/11/2003 Montana coalbed plan worries ranchers
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 1/1/2003 Poll: Limit methane well salt water
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 10/31/2003 Scientist warns of adverse effects of excess CBM water
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 8/27/2003 Landowners tell U.S. panel fears of energy development
- The Billings Gazette (AP Lakewood)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 8/10/2003 Administration wants energy projects expedited
- The Billings Gazette (AP Washington DC)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/31/2003 Coal-bed methane subside extension debate delayed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Washington )
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/23/2003 Norton urges natural gas production
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/16/2003 Feds deny funds for coalbed methane project in N.D.
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/11/2003 Greenspan calls for gas expansion
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/11/2003 Enviros rap Bush, offer alternatives
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/15/2003 Montana, Wyoming officials meet to work on CBM, energy issues
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/13/2003 Shortage of natural gas likely
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/13/2003 Coalbed credit divides lawmakers
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/2/2003 Lawsuits filed against methane study.
Mike Stark, Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette (AP)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 4/11/2003 Energy bill amendments limited
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/13/2003 Groups seek more BLM study of methane
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/4/2003 CBM producers get a boost
Ted Monoson, Gazette Washington Bureau - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/31/2003 U.S. review foresees little harm in pipeline across N.D.
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/25/2003 Dakota CBM pipeline in the works
- The Billings Gazette (AP Bismarch, ND)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/11/2003 Lawmakers wary of federal water bill
Ted Monoson, Gazette Washington Burueau - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/27/2003 Comments sought on CBM exploration*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/25/2003 Anonymous team to drill well for Campbell County couple
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/21/2003 Wyoming's job growth remains moderate
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/14/2003 Committee to decide on split estate bill
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 12/12/2003 Officials hopeful for coalbed budget plan
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/8/2003 Counties support impact funds proposal
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 12/7/2003 BLM to step up methane permit process
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 12/2/2003 E-permits get boost in budget plan
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 11/25/2003 Coal-bed methane tax challenge favors Revenue agency
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 11/25/2003 Study: 3 in 10 Campbell County workers on drugs
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 11/23/2003 Making the drug test grade
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 11/22/2003 Freudenthal drops CBM cleanup
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 11/21/2003 Gas industry rips attempt at CBM clean-up fund
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 11/20/2003 Industry raps CBM clean-up fund
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 11/19/2003 Pennaco to pay back royalties
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 11/19/2003 Lawmakers consider environmental fund
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 10/28/2003 Despite lawsuit, landowners still see problems
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 10/28/2003 Methane trial ends last week in Gillette
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 10/14/2003 Report: Wyoming needs to enforce CBM regulations
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 10/12/2003 Mineral-rich land keeps Wyoming city prosperous
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 10/10/2003 Minerals mediation backed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 10/8/2003 BLM fines methane company $20,000
- The Billings Gazette (AP Buffalo)
Wyoming 10/8/2003 Wyoming, CBM firms can intervene in suit
- The Billings Gazette (AP Casper)
Wyoming 10/7/2003 Initiative aims to smooth out rocky roads
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 10/6/2003 Governor promises quicker permits
- The Billings Gazette (AP Jackson)
Wyoming 10/2/2003 Settlement reached in coalbed lawsuit
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 9/23/2003 Powder River Basin CBM lawsuit delayed by energy groups
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/22/2003 2nd southwestern CBM project proposed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Green River)
Wyoming 9/22/2003 Artesian well problems create rift with CBM development
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 9/21/2003 Pipeline authority meets in Jackson
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/19/2003 Section of pipeline nearly complete
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 9/15/2003 Group: Methane tax break could cost $2.5 billion
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/14/2003 Coalbed methane project proposed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Wamsutter, WY)
Wyoming 9/12/2003 Gas producers have a new ally: fuel eating bugs
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 9/8/2003 Blame goes around for CBM permits
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette (Gazette Washington Bureau)
Wyoming 8/27/2003 Methane power plant planned near Glenrock
- The Billings Gazette (AP Glenrock)
Wyoming 8/24/2003 CBM stay lifted in Red Desert
- The Billings Gazette (AP Green River)
Wyoming 8/22/2003 Oil group aims at split leases
- The Billings Gazette (APCasper)
Wyoming 8/21/2003 Quicker studies urged for energy
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 8/21/2003 BLM Oks plan for more wells
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/20/2003 Judge Brimmer questioned again on conflict of interest
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/17/2003 Optigas moves into basin
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/12/2003 Montana CBM plan awaited
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 8/11/2003 CBM drives up demand for gypsum
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/8/2003 BLM switches gears on Wyoming methane study.
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/4/2003 Thunder Basin plan under fire
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 8/4/2003 Split-estate initiative gets off the ground
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 8/2/2003 More CBM permits being issued*
- The Billings Gazette (AP Buffalo
Wyoming 7/25/2003 Maps to help emergency response
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/24/2003 Chicago utilities want to buy coalbed methane
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/20/2003 Drillers want more permits - quickly
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 7/15/2003 BLM resumes issuing CBM permits
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 7/3/2003 Gas producers suspending CBM leases in Powder River Basin
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/27/2003 Methane pilot project given green light
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/22/2003 U.S. seeking venue change in methane suits
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 6/21/2003 Pipeline company files condemnation request
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/18/2003 DOE launches aerial study of drilling effects*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/14/2003 Sheridan, Johnson counties discuss CBM effects*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/13/2003 BLM awaits word from CBM lawyers
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/8/2003 BLM chief calls for balance
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/7/2003 Proposal aims to resolve CBM conflicts
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/4/2003 Coalbed development could intensify storms
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/3/2003 Judge reverses CBM ruling
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 6/3/2003 Many ranchers welcome coalbed methane drilling*
Letter to the Editor by Chuck Tweedy - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/1/2003 Coal bed methane field safety improved but much more needed
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 6/1/2003 Coal bed methane safety: going forward
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/31/2003 S. Dakota rethinks coalbed dumping
- The Billings Gazette (AP Rapid City, SD)
Wyoming 5/19/2003 Assessed valuation will tumble
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/18/2003 Census: Campbell surges in population
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/18/2003 County's GIS system will cut emergency response time
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/15/2003 Grasslands pipeline proposal moving ahead
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/12/2003 Updated maps are available for coal bed methane
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/8/2003 BLM ready for coalbed methane permits
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 5/7/2003 BLM director to speak in Gillette
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 5/1/2003 BLM opens door to Powder River methane
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 4/22/2003 Pipelines, power lines, red tape focus of energy forum
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 4/18/2003 Rancher favors coalbed methane "properly" done
- The Billings Gazette (AP Amindon, ND)
Wyoming 4/18/2003 Task force named to study water quality permitting
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 4/13/2003 Montana methane water ruling easier for Wyoming
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 4/13/2003 EPA is monitoring the dust from coal mines, roads
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 4/9/2003 Delegation drops coal-gas conflict bill*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 4/8/2003 U.S. Energy looks to invest in CBM
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/6/2003 Flood of drilling permit applications expected
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 3/28/2003 Methane development continues
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 3/4/2003 BLM studies methane comments
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 2/22/2003 Vacancies are opening up, but rents haven't gone down
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/16/2003 CBM group agrees with recent study
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 2/13/2003 Groups seek more time to go over EIS
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/12/2003 Industry looks for CBM help
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 2/11/2003 BLM triples workforce at Buffalo Field Office
- The Billings Gazette (AP Buffalo)
Wyoming 2/10/2003 Agencies brace for rush on CBM permits
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 2/9/2003 Ranch wins in coalbed methane damage trial
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 2/9/2003 Methane Industry says it's hindered
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 2/8/2003 Ranchers ask more legal help with CBM
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette (Wyoming Bureau)
Wyoming 2/5/2003 Ranch owners sue CBM firm
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 2/3/2003 CBM trail focuses on damages
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 2/2/2003 CBM permits sought in Green River Basin
- The Billings Gazette (AP Green River)
Wyoming 2/2/2003 Prosperity's brutal price: Wyoming's new energy boom is creating jobs, generating wealth and making the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil. But you wouldn't want to live there.
- LosAngeles Times
Wyoming 1/28/2003 Access, DEQ to list
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/26/2003 Freudenthal to discuss CBM drilling issues
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/25/2003 Basin Blues:Ranchers worry about right with methane development
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP Spotted Horse, WY)
Wyoming 1/21/2003 Clock ticking on CBM study *
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/11/2003 BLM coalbed plan offers protections
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 1/10/2003 New plan allows methane drilling, protects water
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 1/8/2003 BLM switches gears on Wyoming methane study
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/2/2002 Coal bed methane industry plans fair and trade show
- The Gillette News-Record
