water quality http://wyomingpublicradio.net en Wyoming landfill legislation should improve water quality despite decades-long delay http://wyomingpublicradio.net/post/wyoming-landfill-legislation-should-improve-water-quality-despite-decades-long-delay <p></p><p></p> Tue, 07 May 2013 23:04:49 +0000 Rebecca Martinez 40422 at http://wyomingpublicradio.net Wyoming landfill legislation should improve water quality despite decades-long delay USGS study shows gas production can affect stream water http://wyomingpublicradio.net/post/usgs-study-shows-gas-production-can-affect-stream-water <p>A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that coal-bed natural gas production can affect water quality in nearby streams.</p><p>The study monitored water quality over a ten-year period in Wyoming and Montana, and found that in places like the Powder River, sodium levels increased. Other test sites showed little or no change in water quality.</p><p>Report author Melanie Clark says the changes occur because water that&rsquo;s extracted during gas production sometimes flows into the streams and rivers.</p> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:36:54 +0000 Willow Belden 27627 at http://wyomingpublicradio.net USGS study shows gas production can affect stream water