Drill for Natural Gas, Pollute Water (Scientific American) In July a hydrologist dropped a plastic sampling pipe 300 feet down a water well in rural Sublette County, Wy. and pulled up a load of brown oily water with a foul smell. Tests showed it contained benzene, a chemical believed to cause aplastic anemia and leukemia, in a concentration 1,500 times the level safe for people. [More]

Wyoming briefs (Casper Star-Tribune) Hospital seeks donations Cheyenne Regional Medical Center's Home Away from Home program relies on donations to operate and needs certain items as well as financial donations.