More than a Decade later, Pavillion Residents Continue to Face Complications due to Contaminated Water
Jeff and Rhonda Locker look out across a cut alfalfa field. Newly cut rows of alfalfa stretch into the distance. Clean mountain air blows down…
Jeff and Rhonda Locker look out across a cut alfalfa field. Newly cut rows of alfalfa stretch into the distance. Clean mountain air blows down…
Mike Wireman, a hydrogeologist, has spent the last five years trying to understand what is causing the Pavillion water crisis in relation to oil and gas development.
Residents impacted by leaking wells look to Encana and the state of Wyoming for a solution. Evelyn stood on her deck overlooking a patchwork of…
Continue reading → Pavillion Community Still Waiting on a Solution for Clean Drinking Water
Thirty years after faulty gas wells and unlined holding ponds began contaminating groundwater, residents of Pavillion, Wyoming, still can't drink the water. Sue Spencer, a…
Continue reading → Lax Permitting, Poor Construction Lead to Groundwater Contamination
Daryl and Christine Peterson have lost over $1 million in farmland value from produced water spills. On a bright July day, Daryl Peterson stood four…
Continue reading → North Dakota farmers fear more than just oil spills
Angie: "My name is Angie McGinnis I'm an organic vegetable farmer. My farm is located in Mandan North Dakota and I'm originally from Bismarck…