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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002

With coalbed methane gas drilling one of the biggest issues facing the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, the Environmental Protection Agency met with tribes, governments and landowners on Wednesday.

The Billings Gazette does not report the discussions or outcome of the meeting with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Crow Tribe, both of Montana. But the paper reports about a public meeting in Wyoming where a large number of ranchers and farmers protested the practices of the drilling industry, particularly the effect of "discharge" water on the water supply.

The landowners are worried the discharge affects their crops and livelihood.

Get the Story:
Landowners air complaints over coalbed drilling (AP 2/14)

Relevant Links:
Coalbed Methane, Region 8 - http://www.epa.gov/region08/water/
wastewater/npdeshome/cbm/cbm.html

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