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Wyoming oil boom brings neighborly tensions to Cheyenne
A Wyoming mineral boom drums up growth and pollution worries as oil and gas exploration, coal trains, and refinery fumes spread from Cheyenne and Casper to towns like Rock Springs and Hanna. Jim Slattery sues Davis Oil over a well near his Gillette home while residents argue over mine relocations and acid tank plans.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Jim Slattery
Wyoming
Casper
Rock Springs
Hanna
Carbon County
John Tynan S
Weston County
South Dakota
Burlington Northern Coal
Newcastle
Alaska
Gillette
Campbell County
Slattery
Davis Oil Co
Energy
Davis Oil
Slatterys
Wyoming Highway Department
Glenrock
Continental Oil Co
Robert Forbis
Kirby
Wyoming Environmental Quality Council
Vulcan Materials Corp
Harold Heeter
John Willard
Burlington Northern
Willard
Robert Sundin
Darrell Warner
Carter Mining Co