From the article:
•Wyoming counties with population surges because of energy development are reporting an increase in domestic violence and drug use.
•Since 1997, traffic has increased sixfold on scenic U.S. Highway 189.
•Fire department calls have tripled in three years and ambulance calls rose 50 percent.
•Skyrocketing property values and lack of affordable housing are making it difficult to retain sheriff’s deputies and public school teachers.
•Recreational tourists, who have been important to the economy, often can’t find hotel rooms because they’re all taken by gas field workers.
•Planners estimate that 1,000 new homes will be built (this in a county of only 6,400 inhabitants) in the coming years, marring the beauty of the Upper Green River Valley and fragmenting wildlife habitat.
