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Colo. joins federal study of air quality near oil, gas development

May 8, 2012

From Texas to Colorado, there is growing evidence that oil and gas fields are leaking a wide range of chemicals — raising concern both in communities where drilling is taking place and in the industry.

There is, however, not sufficient data to know precisely what is coming out of the...

Public comments show deep divide on BLM oil shale plan

May 7, 2012

The Obama administration's plan to significantly reduce the lands available to oil shale development in the West will stifle billions of dollars in industry investments and delay a solution to U.S. dependence on foreign crude, according to industry and local officials.

But...

Colorado Roadless Rule gets mixed reviews

May 6, 2012

A plan to manage some of Colorado’s most prized national forest lands is being billed as a national model for how states and the federal government can work together even amid the rancorous political climate.

Reaction from the environmental community was less enthusiastic. While...

Uranium mine proposed for Wyoming's Red Desert

May 6, 2012

A company is proposing what would be the first in-situ uranium mine in southern Wyoming, a roughly 150-acre site where hundreds of wells would pump uranium solution from the ground in a remote corner of the Red Desert.

In-situ mining involves dissolving uranium out of sandstone deposits...

Studies present differing views on EPA fracking water study

May 6, 2012

Several months after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft report suggesting hydraulic fracturing contaminated groundwater near Pavillion, proponents and critics of the practice have each weighed in with their own expert studies of the EPA’s findings.

Not surprisingly, the...

Federal coal leases in Powder River Basin draw lawsuit

May 6, 2012

Citing worries over climate change, two environmental groups announced Thursday that they hope to derail government plans to sell leases on 2 billion tons of coal near a pair of major Wyoming mines.

The Sierra Club and Wild Earth Guardians say mining and burning coal from the federal...

Windfarm lawsuit in Oregon pits green v. green

May 6, 2012

In a green vs. green federal lawsuit, two environmental groups are challenging what they call an "industrial-scale" wind project on the north end of ruggedly beautiful Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon.

Two groups have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland to stop plans for...

BLM halts O&G leasing in Colo.'s North Fork Valley

May 6, 2012

The federal Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday that it will defer the controversial sale of 30,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Colorado's North Fork Valley.

The proposed sale at an auction set for August sparked protests in the Delta County valley , which has growing activity in...

Colo. roadless rule expands some protections but exempts mines, ski resorts

May 3, 2012

A final plan to preserve some 4.2 million acres of roadless forests in Colorado would more than double the amount of lands slated for top-tier protections but would still allow limited roads to accommodate coal mines, ski resorts and community wildfire protection.

Obama administration...

EPA's GHG emissions rules for new power plants now open for comment

May 3, 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed explicit limits on carbon dioxide emissions from new power generating facilities, for the first time.

The proposed new source performance standards would limit CO2 emissions to 1,000 lbs per megawatt-hour of energy generation for...

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